Element Group record MCC2842 - Anglo-Saxon metalling, Maidenburgh Street, Colchester

Summary

Anglo-Saxon gravel metalling on the Castle Methodist Church Site.

Location

Grid reference TL 99790 25286 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
County ESSEX
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A thick layer of gravel metalling recorded on the Castle Methodist Church Site in 1969 has been interpreted as a late Anglo-Saxon predecessor of medieval Maidenburgh Street.<1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Article in serial: Drury, P. J.. 1983. 'Aspects of the origins and development of Colchester Castle'. 139. p.389.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Oct 10 2016 12:29PM

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