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The Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society Transactions Volume 00 Hon. Editors Jill Bourne, M.A. Joanna Story, B.A., Ph.D. Hon. Reviews Editor Graham Jones, B.A., Ph.D. Published by the Society The Guildhall Leicester LE FQ Trans. Leicestershire Archaeol. and Hist. Soc., (00)
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CONTENTS List of Abbreviations Prehistoric Multiple Linear Ditches and Pit Alignments on the route of the Oakham bypass, Rutland Vicky Mellor Three Bronze Age Round Barrows at Cossington: a History of Use and Re-use John Thomas Medieval Rothley: Manor, Soke, and Parish Vanessa McLoughlin Aylestone Hall: The Biography of a Medieval Manor House Neil Finn With the Best Will in the World or Where there s a Will, is there is a Way? Dave Postles Congregationalism and Society in Leicestershire and Rutland, Gerald T. Rimmington REVIEWS ed. Graham Jones Obituary Levi Fox, 00 REPORTS Archaelogy in Leicestershire and Rutland 00 eds Sam Bocock, Nicholas J. Cooper The Leicestershire and Rutland Archaeological and Historical Society Ist Annual Report 00 Officers and Committees 00 00 Index v
Abbreviations The abbreviations of titles of periodicals or serial publications used in Transactions follow the principles set down in British Standard (0). In addition the following abbrevations are regularly used in Transactions. APS BAR BL BUFAU CBA HBMC JSAC LCMS LMARS MF NA RCHME PRO RCM ROLLR Archaeological Project Services British Archaeological Reports (British and International series) British Library Birmingham University Field Archaeology Unit Council for British Archaeology Historic Buldings and Monuments Commission (English Heritage) John Samuels Archaeological Consultants Leicester City Museums Service Leicestershire Museums, Arts and Records Service Melton Fieldworkers Northamptonshire Archaeology Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Public Record Office Rutland County Museum Record Office for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland TLAS Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological Society (/ ) TLAAS Transactions of the Leicestershire Architectural and Archaeological Society ( /) TLAHS Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society ( ) ULAS VCH WRO University of Leicester Archaeological Services Victoria County History Warwickshire Record Office