Monument record 3250/10/3 - St Mary's Churchyard, Wollaston

A small excavation adjacent to the north chancel of the church found burials dating from the late Saxon period onwards.

{1} The trench on the north side of the chancel produced a series of medieval skeletons, undisturbed by burials later than about 1500. The earliest and deepest skeletons were placed in graves cut into the subsoil and covered with organic material; some had stone slabs placed around and over them, and one grave had a posthole near the skull that presumably represents a marker or cross.

{3} Archaeological evaluation was undertaken prior to the construction of a two-storey extension on the north side of the chancel. The test pits revealed the foundations of the medieval chancel and a prone inhumation. Both the foundations and the inhumation appear to have been partially disturbed by the earlier excavations.

<1> Scott W.M., 1998, Wollaston Human Remains from The North Chancel Excavation of St Mary's Church, 1965, The Excavation (Dissertation). SNN103228.

<2> 1978, Graveyard Survey: St Mary's Church, Wollaston (Report). SNN101112.

<3> Fautley, T, 2023, Church of St Mary, Church Lane, Wollaston: An Archaeological Evaluation (Report). SNN116587.

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Feb 25 2025 7:25PM