EYO2272 - Jewbury

Type

Event - Intervention

Location

Location
Grid reference SE 60775 52167 (point)
Map sheet SE65SW
Unitary Authority City of York, North Yorkshire

Technique(s)

Organisation

York Archaeological Trust

Date

Not recorded.

Map

Description

500 burials from the cemetery of the Jewish community in York were excavated. It was first used sometime between 1177 and 1230 and remained in use until the expulsion of the Jews from England in 1290. Traces of Roman occupation were found beneath the cemetery levels. Jewbury car park, area 13

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: YAT archive 1982-3.5.

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Parent/preceding Site Events/Activities (8)

Child/subsequent Site Events/Activities (22)

Record last edited

Apr 16 2013 1:17PM

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