More information : Site of the deserted Medieval village of Twyford has been identified
from field visit of earthworks by C Mahany after viewing Cambridge
APs. (1)
The remains of the Medieval village described by authority 1 were
seen as turf covered foundations and banks in snow cover on good
quality Cambridge University obliques. The village comprises a long
(680m) forked hollow way, running approximately NW - SE. Along its
length are a series of bank-defined enclosures and the turfed over
foundations of twenty seven buildings.
There are five enclosures, all approximately 24m by 40m (at SK 9284
2299, SK 9291 2293 and SK 9295 2277). There are also several
boundaries seen as banks, all approximately 80-90m long (at SK 9279
2300, SK 9302 2286 and SK 9285 2280). The buildings line the hollow
way and range in length from 8m by 8m to 8m by 20m, many have
internal subdivisions (SK 9291 2286, SK 9288 2293 and SK 9298 2279).
A couple of pits were also recorded, they could be extraction or
rubbish pits, approximately 6m in diameter (SK 9278 2293).
(Morph No. LI.821.16.1 - 16.33)
This description is based on data from the RCHME MORPH2 database.
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