A group of nine fairly large sherds of Thetford-type wares was found in a pit on the site of the Church in 1955. The apparent absence of early medieval sandy ware points to a date in the 10th or early 11th century. It is very rare for Thetford-type wares to occur in contexts that do not also contain early medieval sandy ware (or later wares). The two wares must have been contemporary for a time, as early medieval sandy ware probably appears in Colchester c.1025-1050, but it is difficult to determine to what degree the Thetford-type wares are residual in these contexts.<1>

A square, timber-lined pit recorded beneath the chancel and dated to the 10th or early 11th century may have been liturgical.<2>