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Land at Grey's Farm, Kempston - Achaeological Field Evaluation |
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Albion Archaeology unpublished report series
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Publication Type: |
Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
An archaeological evaluation comprising trial excavation was undertaken on a small area of open ground adjacent to Grey''s House. The immediate area contains evidence of human activity extending from the Mesolithic to the post-medieval period. Nearby is the site of Kempston Manor, which has revealed evidence of Saxo-Norman structures and boundaries. Previous investigations in the area have also exposed substantial dumps of modern material, which were used to raise the level of the ground. A single trench was opened revealing between 0.4 and 0.55m of compact dumps of modern building debris immediately below a shallow topsoil and turf horizon. Directly below these dumps was undisturbed natural strata. This would indicate that as part of a construction programme, probably associated with the building of the school, the ground level was reduced to the undisturbed natural strata |
Author: |
G Edmondson
Tracy Preece
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Publisher: |
Albion Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Bedford Borough HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2002
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Site: |
Grey's House, Kempston |
Parish: |
KEMPSTON |
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Bedford |
County: |
Bedfordshire |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 502720, 247610 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
albionar1-14438 |
OBIB: |
02/62 |
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A4 Bound Report
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Created Date: |
23 Nov 2016 |