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<p><strong>Tower Hamlets APA 2.20: Old Ford </strong></p> <p><strong>Summary and Definition</strong></p> <p>The Old Ford APA encompasses the known extent of a Roman settlement as well as its immediate surroundings and the likely location of the Roman r

Field Value Fact links
CURIE archaeological-priority-area:77077 no fact link
Prefix archaeological-priority-area Facts
Reference 77077 Facts
Name

Tower Hamlets APA 2.20: Old Ford

Summary and Definition

The Old Ford APA encompasses the known extent of a Roman settlement as well as its immediate surroundings and the likely location of the Roman r

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Quality Authoritative: We have some data from the authoritative source no fact link
Dataset Archaeological priority area no fact link
Organisation Historic England no fact link
Start date Facts
End date Facts
Entry date 2026-05-12 Facts
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