Chesterton Road, Cambridge Explained

Chesterton Road (part of the A1303) is a road in the north of Cambridge, England.[1] [2]

In October 2000, archaeologists excavating a sewerage shaft at the corner of Chesterton Lane and Magdalene Street discovered a collection of 13th- and 14th-century coins lying in the remains of a disintegrated wooden box on the site of what was once a house. The hoard contained 1,805 silver pennies and nine gold coins.[3]

References

52.2129°N 0.1198°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cambridgeonline.co.uk/streets/Chesterton_Road/ Chesterton Road
  2. http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/public/pdfs/Chesterton%20Road.pdf Chesterton Road
  3. https://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/EJuMAJ6BT02SN01sWyBjdw BBC a history of the world; The Chesterton Lane coin hoard