Monument record MCC2411 - Medieval Balkerne Hill, Colchester

Summary

Early Medieval road.

Location

Grid reference TL 99210 25273 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Early reference to 'le Balkerne' in 1366 now Balkerne Hill, Balkerne Lane and Balkerne Passage.<1><2>

The road was converted into a dual carriageway in 1978.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Colchester Court Rolls. 2 (1366).
  • <2> Monograph: Crummy, Philip. 1981. CAR 1: Aspects of Anglo-Saxon and Norman Colchester. 1. p.79.

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Record last edited

Oct 21 2016 9:42AM

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