Romano-British burials, Home Farm, West Thurrock (EHER 5018)
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Summary
Two Romano-British burials, each in an amphora found 1930-1931.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 576 777 (108m by 93m) |
|---|---|
| Unitary Authority | THURROCK, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.
Two Romano-British burials, each in an amphora. <1>
One is possibly item 159 in Thurrock Local History Museum. <2>
Said to have been found in the road opposite the farm in 1930-1931 and placed in Thurrock Museum. The vessels are not certainly identifiable, but one is probably the 2nd century amphora listed as found in 1930 near the Tunnel Cement Works. <3> <4> <5>
Additional reference <6> <7> <8>
The NRHE provides a second record which may be for this site.
(TQ 5959 7782) Roman Burials found AD 1930-1. <9>
In 1930-1, two burials, each in an amphora are said to have been found in the road opposite Home Farm (Identified on OS 25" CS 2nd Ed 1897) West Thorrock, and are now in Thurrock Museum (TM 159).
Neither of the vessels can now be certainly identified, but one of them is probably 2nd century amphora listed as found in 1930 near the Tunnel Cement Works. (Possibly a duplication of TQ 57 NE 5). <3>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX5914 Artifact: Thurrock Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Thurrock Museum. Acc No 159?.
- <3> SEX6 Monograph: Powell, W.R.. 1963. Victoria County History, Essex, Vol III: Roman Essex (VCH). Victoria County History. p 189.
- <4> SEX190 DESC TEXT: Victoria County History. 1903-2012. Victoria County History of Essex. p489.
- <5> SEX61241 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1936-1947. Ordnance Survey 25 inch (4th edition). Cd. 25 inch. OS 25" 1939.
- <6> SEX60945 Desk-Based Assessment: Bennett, A.. 1988. The North Thames Gas Pipeline.
- <7> SEX62031 Desk-Based Assessment: Bennett, A.. 1992. Proposed widening of the M25 an Archaeological Assessment.
- <8> SEX68863 DESC TEXT: Historic Landscape Management. 2002. Mardyke Valley Project; A Brief Landscape History of the Mardyke Valley.
- <9> SEX75610 Map: Hull, M.R.. 1947. Ordnance Survey Correspondent's sheet - 6'' annotated map (Corr 6") by M.R. Hull.
Related Events (1)
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TQ57-006
- NRHE identifier: 410518
- National Monuments Record: TQ 57 NE 5
- NRHE identifier: 410519
- National Monuments Record: TQ 57 NE 6