Chance finds by unknown at The Vicarage, The Maplestead, 1858-1866 - EEX63449

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Grid reference	TL 8083 3463 (point)
Map sheet	TL83SW
Civil Parish	GREAT MAPLESTEAD, BRAINTREE, ESSEX

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Date

01 Jan 1858 - 31 Dec 1866 occasionally

Description

In 1858 a new vicarage was built in a field in which broken urns, 'mixed with black dust' had previously been found in ploughing. About 1860 many broken 'sepulchral urns of Romano-British type' were dug up in the vicarage garden. Others were found in 1866, when building the north aisle of the church, and the sexton said that he often made similar finds in the churchyard.

Sources

<1> SEX6 Monograph: Powell, W.R.. 1963. Victoria County History, Essex, Vol III: Roman Essex (VCH). Victoria County History. p.157.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

EHER 9331 Roman cinerary urns at The Vicarage (Monument)

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