Edgeworth, M. and Wilson, M. D. (1999). Archaeological Excavation at 43 Main Road, Biddenham, Bedfordshire. Bedfordshire County Council, Planning Department Conservation and Archaeology Section.

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Title:		 Archaeological Excavation at 43 Main Road, Biddenham, Bedfordshire
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Number of Pages:		 24
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Publication Type:		 Report
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Abstract:		 An earlier evaluation on the site of proposed residential development had revealed a range of archaeological features and an artefact assemblage, indicative of occupation during the Saxo-Norman period. The site was situated within the northern perimeter of a large oval enclosure of unknown antiquity. Further investigations were undertaken in stages, comprising excavation (600-sq. m) and watching briefs. Excavation on the new building footprint revealed a large area of disturbance, understood to have been an extraction pit, of unknown date, but infilled in recent years. Two east-west aligned parallel ditches were investigated, each containing 12th-13th century ceramics, which could possibly have been the footings of a timber-framed structure. An area of limestone paving laid over one of these ditches and a later cobbled surface demonstrated the re-use of this site in the later medieval period. The watching brief uncovered a further extent of stratified features and deposits that dated from the Saxo-Norman period to the late medieval. [Au(abr)]
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Author:		 Matt Edgeworth ORCID icon
Martin D Wilson ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 Bedfordshire County Council, Planning Department Conservation and Archaeology Section
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Year of Publication:		 1999
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
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Note:		 Date Of Issue From:1999Date Of Coverage From:01Date Of Coverage To:01Editorial Expansion:Site name: 43 MAIN ROAD, BIDDENHAM
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Investigation type: Post-determination/Research
District: Bedford
Monument: DITCH. Medieval (1066-1540), PIT. Early Medieval (410-1066), [finds]. Roman (AD43-410), [finds]. Medieval (1066-1540), BOUNDARY DITCH. Post-medieval (1540-1901), FEATURE. Medieval (1066-1540), POND. Post-medieval (1540-1901), [finds]. Early Medieval (410-
Ngr: TL02264989
Parish: Biddenham
Postcode: MK404BD
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Created Date:		 18 Jan 2009