MCC2413 - Anglo-Saxon? Queen Street (Southgate Street), Colchester

Monument record MCC2413 - Anglo-Saxon? Queen Street (Southgate Street), Colchester

Summary

Anglo-Saxon? and later street.

Location

Grid reference	TL 99937 25133 (point)
Map sheet	TL92NE
Non Parish Area	COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Type and Period (1)

ROAD (Early Medieval Colchester I. to Early Medieval Colchester II. - 410 AD? to 917 AD)

Full Description

Early reference to 'Southgate Street' in 1382, now Queen Street.<1><2>

This street may have an early Anglo-Saxon origin as it links the South Gate to the High Street.<3>

Sources/Archives (3)

<1> SCC45 Monograph: Crummy, Philip. 1981. CAR 1: Aspects of Anglo-Saxon and Norman Colchester. 1. p.79.
<2> SCC322 Unpublished document: Colchester Court Rolls. 3, (1382).
<3> SCC573 Monograph: Crummy, Philip. 1997. City of Victory. p.141.

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Event - Interpretation: Early reference to Southgate Street, now Queens Street, Colchester, 1382 (Ref: ECC1837) (ECC1837)

Record last edited

Jan 24 2017 1:31PM