Three Medieval Inhumantions and boundary wall associated with the graveyard of St John the Baptist (EHER 80449)

Archaeological evaluation uncovered significant remains. Three inhumations were found at the southern extremity of Trench two, demonstrating that the graveyard attached to the parish church of St John the Baptist (MEX1010129) originally extended at least 10m further to the north beyond its present location.

Archaeological evaluation, 2018 Archaeological evaluation uncovered significant remains. Three inhumations were found at the southern extremity of Trench two, demonstrating that the graveyard attached to the parish church of St John the Baptist (MEX1010129) originally extended at least 10m further to the north beyond its present location. Wall foundation F10, located just to the north of the inhumations, might have represented the remains of a boundary wall of the cemetery demolished during the post-medieval period, possibly during the construction of the Great Clacton Hall (MEX1010124) around the 18th century. However, this interpretation is complicated by the fact that this feature corresponds to a wall within the courtyard of the Great Clacton Hall shown on OS mapping of the area compiled during the late 19th century. Two possibilities therefore present themselves: that the remains of the graveyard boundary wall were utilised as a foundation for this wall, or that this wall was entirely unrelated to the church and was contemporary in date to the construction of the Hall. <1>