Medieval pottery sherds at Church House (EHER 14921)

The 1990 trench inside the churchyard produced medieval pottery and animal bone, but no features.

1990. Watching brief. Two small trenches approximately 1m square had been excavated by contractors on either side of Church House. Both were located against the wall of the house, showing various depths of foundations. The trench inside the churchyard produced medieval pottery and animal bone, but no features. Three sherds of pottery were medieval ware, similar to fabrics found at Stansted Molehill Green and Colchester Hall. They also occur at Great Easton where similar pottery was found below a hearth dated archaeometrically to about 1200. However, the date range of medieval ware in this part of the country may extend into the 2nd half of the 13th century. <1> <2>