Monument record MCC2406 - Anglo-Saxon? Maidenburgh Street, Colchester

Summary

Anglo-Saxon? or later street.

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Grid reference TL 99768 25359 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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An early reference to Maidenburgh Street, 1248.<1><2>

The street is thought to have been laid out by Edward the Elder in 917, although there is no firm evidence for this.<3>

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Monograph: Crummy, Philip. 1981. CAR 1: Aspects of Anglo-Saxon and Norman Colchester. 1. p.79.
  • <2> Monograph: Blaxill, A.. 1936. The street names of Colchester. p.19.
  • <3> Monograph: Crummy, Philip. 1997. City of Victory. p.141.

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Record last edited

Oct 21 2016 9:45AM

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