SEX73373 - Observations on Medieval Great Chesterford

An archaeological survey of medieval features was undertaken in the 1990s identifying significant features in the archaeology and history of the development of the medieval settlement. The siting of Anglo-Saxon cemeteries outside of the town suggests its early medieval occupation. The ford remained an important feature of the settlement including it being the inspiration for the name. The site at the Eastgate showed no signs of road or trackway. The Norman church may have originated as a Saxon minster and was sited within the former Roman eastern enclosure and close to the late Saxon cemetery. Great Chesterford was probably no longer a town by the 15th century.