Archaeological priority area

A small survival of the once extensive Sydenham Common. Mineral springs were discovered at the site of Wells Park in c. 1640 and Sydenham became a minor spa which declined in the early 19th century.

Field	Value	Fact links
Reference	77542	Facts
Prefix	archaeological-priority-area	Facts
Name	A small survival of the once extensive Sydenham Common. Mineral springs were discovered at the site of Wells Park in c. 1640 and Sydenham became a minor spa which declined in the early 19th century.	Facts
Dataset	Archaeological priority area	no fact link
Organisation	Historic England	no fact link
Start date		no fact link
End date		no fact link
Entry date	2025-02-10	Facts
Typology	geography	no fact link
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Point	`POINT (-0.068003 51.429574)`	Facts
Archaeological risk tier	Archaeological Priority Area	Facts

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}

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