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A gold-colored metal helmet with embossed dotted ridges and a large circular hole in the side, displayed on a metal stand.

Witcham Gravel helmet – British Museum

Witcham Gravel

History of Witcham Gravel

This location has been made famous by Roman archaeological finds.

A 1901 Ordnance Survey map detail showing Witcham Gravel, featuring numbered land plots, a toll house, and Gravel Farm.

Witcham Gravel OS 1901

Lilian Sadler whose reminiscences are recorded in Mepal Vignettes (2005) was born in Witcham Gravel. She went to school in Mepal.

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