Watching brief by Essex County Coucil at St John the Baptist, Thaxted, 1989 - EEX62246

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Grid reference	TL 6104 3100 (point)
Map sheet	TL63SW
Civil Parish	THAXTED, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX

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WATCHING BRIEF

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Essex County Council

Date

01 Jan 1989 - 31 Dec 1989

Description

Excavation of a test pit in 1989, preliminary to a proposed heating scheme, in the south aisle of the present church revealed a churchyard soil containing five burials and numerous loose bones indicating that there had been more originally.

Sources

<1> SEX5045 DESC TEXT: Andrews, D. and Priddy, D.. 1989. Thaxted church.
<2> SEX214 Article in serial: Gilman, P. (ed.). 1990. Excavations in Essex 1989. Essex Archaeology and History. 21. 126-139.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

EHER 1412 Church of St John the Baptist, St Mary, and St Laurence, Thaxted (Listed Building)

Other References

NRHE UID: 656383

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