Trial trenching by B. Nurse and D. Andrews at Carnation Nurseries, Newport, 1985 - EEX23861

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Grid reference	Centred TL 520 349 (43m by 77m)
Map sheet	TL53SW
Civil Parish	NEWPORT, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX

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01 Nov 1985 - 31 Dec 1985 at some time

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Trial excavations prior to house-building and an archaeological watching brief during contractors' groundworks suggest the northern part of the site formed part of the hospital cemetery since a number of burials were cut by contractors' trenches.

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<1> SEX54388 Serial: Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society. 1986. Essex Archaeology and History, Series 3, Volume 17. 3(17). p 162.
<2> SEX4999 Serial: Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society. 1989. Essex Archaeology and History, Series 3, Volume 20. 3(20). p 84-91.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

EHER 1939 Possible site of medieval cemetery at Hospital of St Mary and St Leonard (Monument)

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NRHE UID: 649682
NRHE UID: 656330

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