THE discovery of a granary which could date back to the 1300s has helped shed light on medieval life in Acomb.
Work to construct 40 new homes off Garden House Road has uncovered the remains of three corn drying kilns, with on-site archaeologists suggesting the structures may have belonged to a granary in the 14th or 15th century.
While a map of the village from 1810 suggests Acomb was populated during medieval times, the discovery is the first piece of structural evidence to back up the claims.
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