Monument record BSE 142 - SE Town Defences (Sax)
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Summary
Possible line of possible town ditch between the Southgate (BSE 064) and the River Lark.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 8637 6335 (92m by 31m) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL86SE |
| Civil Parish | BURY ST EDMUNDS, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Map
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Full Description
Possible line of possible town ditch between the Southgate (BSE 064) and the River Lark. William of Malmesbury quoted a tradition that Cnut (AD 1016- 1035) had built a ditch round the town (S1)(R1).
An alternative line may run N and then E, as shown on Warren's 1747 map (S2), through the Haberden (see BSE 061).
Sources/Archives (4)
- <R1> SSF10693 (No record type): Malmesbury, W. of. Malmesbury W, Gesta Pontificum Anglorum, 155.
- <S1> SSF22964 (No record type): West S E , PSIA, 32, 1970, 17-24.
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: copy (S1)(S2).
- <S2> SSF22859 (No record type): Warren T, map, A Survey of the Ancient Borough of Bury St Edmunds, 1747.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Apr 18 1996 12:00AM