Land off Vicarage Road, Pitstone, Buckinghamshire. Archaeological Evaluation (OASIS ID: cotswold2-262773)
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Introduction
In October 2015, Cotswold Archaeology carried out an archaeological evaluation of land off Vicarage Road, Pitstone, Buckinghamshire. The evaluation, which was commissioned by Wilbraham Associates Ltd, acting on behalf of European Property Acquisition Ltd, was carried out in support of an outline planning application for the residential development of the site.
Geophysical survey of the site had shown few features of archaeological interest and the paucity of archaeological remains was confirmed by the current evaluation. Two geophysical anomalies, interpreted as being of possible archaeological interest, were shown to be naturally-formed features, and the only features that were encountered were a probable furrow and a post-medieval/modern ditch. Significant quantities of late 19th and early 20th century refuse in the topsoil in the western half of the site are indicative of the use of the land for allotments, as shown on Ordnance Survey maps of this time.
