A fort was built here shortly after the Roman invasion of AD43. It was burnt down during the Boudiccan Revolt but was quickly rebuilt.
The area of the Roman mansio in Pinfold Lane was excavated in 1969.
http://www.roman-britain.co.uk/places/godmanchester/
See Defending Cambridge, Mike Osborne, (2013) for a detailed description of the important Roman fortification in the area.
Godmanchester, H J M Green, 1977
Godmanchester – A Celebration of 800 years, Pam and Ken Sneath, 2011
CAS Proceedings 1968 has a report on a Roman Farm settlement.
The parish church of St Mary is first mentioned in 969 and later in the Domesday Book (1086).
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