Saxon and medieval pottery near Wickham Bonhunt (EHER 364)

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Summary

Pottery of Saxo-Norman to 15th century date was found during the excavation of foundation trenches.

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Grid reference	TL 499 332 (point)
Civil Parish	WICKEN BONHUNT, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX

Type and Period

FINDSPOT (Early Anglo-Saxon to Medieval - 410 AD to 1539 AD)

Description

Rim of a cooking pot, wheel thrown, in friable black grass-tempered fabric with vesicular surfaces, dated to about 850-1050. <1> NRHE data transfer: 1974-1976. Watching brief. Pottery of Saxo-Norman to 15th century date was found during the excavation of foundation trenches for two new houses. <2>

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<1> SEX1645 DESC TEXT: Petchey, M.R.. unknown. SMR.
<2> SEX63683 Serial: The Essex Society for Archaeology and History. 1976. Essex Archaeology and History, Series 3, Volume 8. 3(8). p.166-168.

Related Events (1)

Archaeological Intervention: Watching brief by J. Monk at Wicken Bonhunt, 1974-1976 (EEX61980)

Other References

Old SMR Number: TL53-123
NRHE identifier: 373950
National Monuments Record: TL 53 SW 36

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