Folkestone to 1500 - Softcover
This book is a product of the community history and archaeology project 'A Town Unearthed: Folkestone before 1500' which between 2010 and 2013 investigated the ancient history of the town and its immediate area. The authors provide, for the first time, a detailed and authoritative account of Folkestone from prehistory to the Reformation.
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The text is well-constructed and intelligent, making very good reading for the lay enthusiast, especially those interested in acquiring a comprehensive understanding of the history of this locality. --ARA, Bulletin of the Ass. For Roman Archaeology
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This book is a record of the community history and archaeology project 'A Town Unearthed: Folkestone to 1500' which between 20110 and 2013 investigated the ancient history of Folkestone and its immediate area.
The project focused on making Folkestone's past accessible to residents and visits alike. Active participation in fieldwork, research, oral history and a wide range of educational and outreach activities over three years provided opportunities to learn about local heritage and its wider context and create a legacy of knowledge, materials and skills for the future. This book is part of this legacy. The authors provide, for the first time, a detailed and authoritative account of the early history of Folkestone from prehistory to the Reformation.
'This book presents a compelling picture of that older, almost forgotten Folkestone. The town was recorded not only in the Domesday Book of 1086, but also in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle for 991, when it was prosperous enough to attract the unwelcome attention of the Vikings. Archaeology can take us further back still, to the Roman villa on the East Cliff, now known to have been built on top of an earlier Iron Age dwelling. Indeed, as this book reveals, people (perhaps we should say folk) have been stopping, if not settling, in Folkestone for many millennia, as far back as the end of the last Ice Age.'
Marc Morris
The project focused on making Folkestone's past accessible to residents and visits alike. Active participation in fieldwork, research, oral history and a wide range of educational and outreach activities over three years provided opportunities to learn about local heritage and its wider context and create a legacy of knowledge, materials and skills for the future. This book is part of this legacy. The authors provide, for the first time, a detailed and authoritative account of the early history of Folkestone from prehistory to the Reformation.
'This book presents a compelling picture of that older, almost forgotten Folkestone. The town was recorded not only in the Domesday Book of 1086, but also in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle for 991, when it was prosperous enough to attract the unwelcome attention of the Vikings. Archaeology can take us further back still, to the Roman villa on the East Cliff, now known to have been built on top of an earlier Iron Age dwelling. Indeed, as this book reveals, people (perhaps we should say folk) have been stopping, if not settling, in Folkestone for many millennia, as far back as the end of the last Ice Age.'
Marc Morris
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- PublisherCanterbury Archaeological Trust
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1870545273
- ISBN 13 9781870545273
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages208
- EditorCoulson Ian
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