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Fazakerley
Introduction
Excavations in 1994-5 by the Lancaster University Archaeological Unit at a site in Higher Lane, Fazakerley, Merseyside revealed some evidence for medieval and post-medieval occupation.
The area investigated contained evidence of a dispersed medieval settlement and field system. The remains of one toft was revealed. Archaeological evidence indicates a late twelfth or early thirteenth century date for the origins of the toft. Artefactual evidence indicates a slight decline in settlement activity starting in the late medieval period. The landscape appears to have been comprised of an evolving medieval and post-medieval field system.
Few medieval artefacts other than pottery were recovered. All the pottery was locally manufactured and the general impression is of subsistence farming with no luxuries.
