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| Monument Name |
Braintree-Chapel Hill |
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| SMR Number |
6409 |
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| Summary |
Although the placename `Braintree' is mentioned in Domesday "it was a minor holding in the larger manor of Great Rayne, owned by the Bishop of London.. |
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| Description |
Although the placename `Braintree' is mentioned in Domesday "it was a minor holding in the larger manor of Great Rayne, owned by the Bishop of London. The manorial centre, an episcopal palace and grange, was a mile to the south- east of the present town centre at what is now chapel hill, where traces of both palace and chapel were known until the last century, but are now lost beneath factories and warehouses" <1> <2> "The Bishops of London held an estate at Braintree from the late 10th century, and perhaps earlier". The estate seems to have been centred on Chapel Hill from the beginning (see 6414 for archaeological evidence of settlement) <3> <4> |
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| Monument Type(s) |
GRANGE (Dated 410AD to 1065AD)
MANOR (Dated 410AD to 1065AD)
BISHOPS PALACE (Dated 410AD to 1065AD)
CHAPEL (Dated 410AD to 1065AD)
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DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE
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410AD to 1065AD Early Medieval
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| Status |
Not Known |
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| Administration Area |
BRAINTREE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX |
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National Grid Reference
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Square: TL72SE
Ref: 767226 |
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| Finds |
None listed
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None listed
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Sources
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Desc Text : Braintree:Excavations and Research, 1971-76 (Bassett, SR and Drury, PJ in Drury, PJ) Vol 8, pp134-135 Dated : 1976
Desc Text : Domesday Book - 32, Essex (Rumble, A) 3, 8 Dated : 1983
Desc Text : Historic Towns in Essex: An Archaeological Survey (Eddy, MR with Petchey, MR) p23 Dated : 1983
Desc Text : Braintree: Historic Town Assessment Report (Medlycott, Maria) Dated : 1999
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