History of Campsea Ashe
Campsea Ashe is a village with a rich and varied history. If you have time for a short walk around the village why not try one of our Village Heritage Trails? Two trails are available in the Church, or they can be downloaded by clicking on the links below.
Blackstock Village Trail (pdf 3.4mb)
Ash Row Village Trail (pdf 4.7mb)
To learn more about the village, including more information about the Village Trails, have a look at our notes More About Campsea Ashe (pdf 160kb)
History of the Village
There is evidence of habitation in the Campsea Ashe area since early Roman times. Fragments of Roman pottery and other artefacts have been found showing there was human activity in this area at this time.
One of our researchers is producing a brief history of Campsea Ashe and this will soon be available here.
