Post-medieval grave and gravel path in the graveyard, south of All Saints Church, Great Chesterford (EHER 83295)

A post-medieval grave was recorded in a trench south of the church, and cut an earlier, probably Roman, wall foundation (EHER 46067). The grave had a mixed fill which produced Roman, medieval and post-medieval finds. Part of a post-medieval path towards Bishops House (EHER 25355) was also discovered.

July-September 2001. Trial trenching. An east-west aligned grave had been cut through an earlier, Roman, wall foundation (EHER 46067) and a mixed grave fill suggests the presence of several inhumations. Towards the present day ground surface a 19th/20th century path aligned between the south door of the church and the gate leading to the Bishops House (EHER 25355) was also recorded. It was composed of sandy gravel overlain by cokeslage and cinders. This latter material represents re-surfacing probably using waste from the church boiler.