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HER Number (PRN):08083
Name:Possible Site of Saxon Chapel, Hodnet
Type of Record:Monument
Protected Status:Conservation Area: Hodnet

Monument Type(s):

  • CHAPEL? (Late Saxon - 800 AD to 1066 AD)

Summary

The possible site of a Saxon chapel associated with the royal manor and settlement of Odenet (Hodnet).

Parish:Hodnet, North Shropshire, Shropshire
Map Sheet:SJ62NW
Grid Reference:SJ 612 286

Related records

08082Part of: Churchyard of St Luke's, Hodnet (Monument)

Associated Finds: None recorded

Associated Events: None recorded

Description

The 12th century St Luke's Church is believed to occupy the site of an earlier chapel belonging to the Anglo-Saxon settlement and administrative centre of Odenet, a royal manor belonging to Edward the Confessor <1>


<01> English Heritage, 2001, Scheduling Papers (Revised Scheduling, 09/03/2001) (Scheduled Monument notification). SSA20345.

Sources

[01]SSA20345 - Scheduled Monument notification: English Heritage. 2001. Scheduling Papers (Revised Scheduling, 09/03/2001). 33829.
Date Last Edited:Apr 9 2003 4:04AM