Archaeology and Artefacts
Dating St Botolph’s North Door
In 2003, the village helped remove the north door to enable an Oxford University Archaeology unit remove samples for dating by dendrochronology. The results gave a date range of 1040-1070AD. This video shows how the door was removed for core sampling.
Archaeology – a summary of studies carried out in Hadstock Parish
This a brief summary of investigations carried out in Hadstock Parish over the last 50 years
2004 Seminar on the history and development of St Botolph’s Church
Read the summary of a seminar organised by the Hadstock Society and held on 8 July 2004 in which experts discussed the latest research findings into the foundations and fabric of our village church, including the north door.
Visit by the British Archaeological Association, 2018
Members visited St Botolph’s church on 3 September 2018 during their annual conference in Cambridge.
2005 Dig-Roman Pottery Sherds, Fine Ware
2007 Field Walk-Clay Pipe fragments
2007 Field Walk-Prehistoric Pottery Sherds
2005 Dig-Mid Saxon Pottery Sherd
2007 Field Walk-Various horse shoes and medieval nail
2007 Field Walk-Roman Quern stones
2005 Dig-Roman Pottery Sherds (coarse ware)
2005 Dig-Medieval Pottery Sherds (coarse ware)
