Site Event/Activity record ECH3960 - Proposed Toilet & Kitchen Extension at St. Mary's Church, Dodleston, Cheshire: An Archaeological Evaluation

An archaeological evaluationwas undertaken in 2003 in the churchyard of St. Mary's Church, Dodleston. Two test trenches were excavated located in the proposed postitions of foundation pads for a new toilet/kitchen extentsion on the south side of the church. In Trench 1, in situ human burials, probably post medieval in date, lie at a deth of circa 50cm below ground level. Trench 2 was located against a church buttress, here in situ burials, potentially of an earlier date, lay at a depth of circa 90cm. Examination of the below-ground stonework of the church in Trench 2, indicated that the nineteenth cenetury rebuild was most likely constructed on medieval foundations. (1)