| Name: | Chipping Hill |
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| SMR Number: | 8107 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Grid Reference: | TL 819 151 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL81NW |
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| Parish: | WITHAM, BRAINTREE, ESSEX |
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Summary
Roman pottery found in 1930s excavations of the earthworks here, including a Castor Ware beaker.
Full description
Roman pottery found in 1930s excavations of the earthworks here, including a Castor Ware beaker. <1> <2> A few excavated features, coins, glass and a small amount of pottery of the Roman period indicate occupation within the camp, while other finds from outside it show that settlement extended south-east towards the Colchester road. <3>
Chipping Hill Camp (TL 8197 1519)
Chipping Hill Camp is the preferred option for the site of the tenth century burh, as it would have been a dominant landscape feature at that period. However the only late Saxon evidence from the site consists of a sherd of St Neots ware, a sherd of Thetford-type ware and a tenth century penny. The location of the church and the late Saxon market town at Chipping Hill, immediately outside one of the entrances to the earthwork, is very reminiscent of the layout of the nearby late Saxon town of Maldon and lends support to the suggestion that this area remained the dominant focus of activity in the Witham area at this period.
The manorial hall (TL 8193 1523)
The location of the manorial hall is thought to have been on the site of Temple Farm (now The Grange), which was the only habitation located within Chipping Hill Camp (Rodwell, 1993). <5>
unknown, 1988, 84-1, 2 (AP). SEX58119.
<1> unknown, unknown, The earthworks at Witham: The excavations in 1933-5 (DESC TEXT). SEX26166.
<2> Cottrill, F, 1934, A trial excavation at Witham, Essex, Vol 14, pp190-191 (EXCAV REPORT). SEX26153.
<3> Rodwell, Warwick J, 1993, The Origins and early Development of Witham, Essex, Oxbow Monograph 26 (DESC TEXT). SEX26156.
<5> Medlycott, Maria, 1999, Witham Historic Town Assessment Report (DESC TEXT). SEX61565.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Associated Finds
- VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Associated Events
- PART EXCAV by Cottrill, F, (Ref: ?)
- PART EXCAV by Flook, R, (Ref: ?)
- PART EXCAV by Davison, BK, (Ref: ?)
Sources and further reading
| --- | AP: unknown. 1988. 84-1, 2. |
| <1> | DESC TEXT: unknown. unknown. The earthworks at Witham: The excavations in 1933-5. |
| <2> | EXCAV REPORT: Cottrill, F. 1934. A trial excavation at Witham, Essex. Vol 14, pp190-191. |
| <3> | DESC TEXT: Rodwell, Warwick J. 1993. The Origins and early Development of Witham, Essex. Oxbow Monograph 26. |
| <5> | DESC TEXT: Medlycott, Maria. 1999. Witham Historic Town Assessment Report. |
Related records
| 8110 | Parent of: Chipping Hill - Dean Cullen Seed Works (Find Spot) |
| 8114 | Parent of: Chipping Hill - Temples Field (Monument) |
| 8111 | Parent of: Chipping Hill (Find Spot) |
| 8112 | Parent of: Chipping Hill (Find Spot) |
| 8113 | Parent of: Chipping Hill (Find Spot) |
| 8108 | Parent of: Chipping Hill Camp (Monument) |
| 14050 | Parent of: Chipping Hill Camp: Early prehistoric occupation (Monument) |
| 8109 | Parent of: Chipping Hill Camp: medieval (Monument) |
Images
 Chipping Hill excavations, Witham © Essex County Council |  Chipping Hill excavations, Witham © Essex County Council |
 1933-35 Excavations, Witham © Essex County Council |  1933-35 Excavations, Witham © Essex County Council |
 1933-35 Excavations, Witham © Essex County Council |  1933-35 Excavations, Witham © Essex County Council |
 1933-35 Excavations, Witham © Essex County Council |  1933-35 Excavations, Witham © Essex County Council |
 1933-35 Excavations, Witham © Essex County Council |  1933-35 Excavations, Witham © Essex County Council |
 1933-35 Excavations, Witham © Essex County Council |  1933-35 Excavations, Witham © Essex County Council |
 1933-35 Excavations, Witham © Essex County Council |  1933-35 Excavations, Witham © Essex County Council |
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