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. (2) |