Site Event/Activity record ELI4048 - Excavations on land between Old Place and Mareham Lane, 1960-61

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 0767 4599 (169m by 210m)
Civil Parish SLEAFORD, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

Technique(s)

  • Archaeological Excavation

Organisation

JONES M U

Date

From 01 Jan 1960 to 31 Mar 1961 (approximately)

Map

Description

Excavations were undertaken by Margaret and Tom Jones with a team of labourers during a 7-week season in 1960 to evaluate the area prior to a housing development on the site. Further excavations were carried out during 2 short periods in January and March 1961. {1}{2}

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Sources/Archives (3)

  •  Bibliographic Reference: Shelia M. Elsdon. 1997. Old Sleaford Revealed: A Lincolnshire Settlement in Iron Age, Roman, Saxon and Medieval Times: Excavations 1882-1995.
  •  Correspondence: City and County Museum. 1960 onwards. Letters, notes and other material relating to the 1960s excavations at Old Sleaford. -.
  •  Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. ACL.72, ACL.73.

Related Monuments/Buildings (4)

  • Late Iron Age settlement in Old Sleaford (Monument)
  • Mareham Lane Roman Road, Sleaford (Monument)
  • Romano-British roadside settlement to the north of Boston Road, Sleaford (Monument)
  • Site of the medieval church of St Giles, Old Sleaford (Monument)

Record last edited

Sep 5 2008 10:16AM

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