. The Victoria history of the county of Hertford. Natural history. ODSEY HUNDRED Caldecote, Roman remains were discovered about 1720 by some workmen who were digging there for gravel with which to repair the road. These included several human bodies, urns and paterae and other objects, and a Danish or Dutch In 1810 a further find of great interest was made in the parish of two rare Greek coins or medals, one of Mithridates King of Pontus, and the other of Perseus King of Macedonia, both very well Near the River Rhee in the north of the parish and not far from the camp at Ar
. The Victoria history of the county of Hertford. Natural history. ODSEY HUNDRED Caldecote, Roman remains were discovered about 1720 by some workmen who were digging there for gravel with which to repair the road. These included several human bodies, urns and paterae and other objects, and a Danish or Dutch In 1810 a further find of great interest was made in the parish of two rare Greek coins or medals, one of Mithridates King of Pontus, and the other of Perseus King of Macedonia, both very well Near the River Rhee in the north of the parish and not far from the camp at Arbury Banks or Harboro, and near the Ridgeway, a hoard of more than JOO Roman coins was discovered. Near them were found other Roman The village of Hinxworth lies a little more than a mile to the east of the Roman road, with which it is connected by roads leading north-west and south- west, the former being continued on to Ash well. The church3 and rectory stand on the south-east of the angle formed by the road to Ashwell and that leading south-west to the Roman road, and the small village lies a little to the north-west of the church. At the beginning of the 18th century it had only thirty-five houses, of which three were alms- Hinxworth Place, the manor-house, the resi- dence of Mrs. Sale, stands about half a mile south of the It consists of a rectangular block, measuring externally about 55 ft. by 38 ft., at the south end of which is a portion of a wing. The main block Is faced externally with soft limestone, or clunch, and, judging from the characteristic features of the doorways and win- dows, a great part of the main walls must have been erected towards the close of the 15 th century. The south wing appears to belong to the 16th century. Beside the principal doorway is a small two- light window with arched and cusped heads, and square hood moulding over. This window is recessed from the face of the wall, and the sill is carried down so as to f
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