Cope-Faulkner, P. (1997). Desktop Assessment of the Archaeological Implications of Proposed Development of Land Between Bourne Road and Horseshoe Road, Spalding, Lincolnshire (APS 26/97). Archaeological Project Services.

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Title:		 Desktop Assessment of the Archaeological Implications of Proposed Development of Land Between Bourne Road and Horseshoe Road, Spalding, Lincolnshire (APS 26/97)
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Number of Pages:		 22
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Publication Type:		 Report
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Abstract:		 The site was located c. 2km west of Spalding town centre. The assessment identified that the site lay within an area of known archaeological potential. Evidence for prehistoric activity was restricted to the find of two stone axes, probably imports into the town. Romano-British occupation of the region had been identified in the vicinity of the proposed development and suggested a landscape of small agricultural and settlement enclosures following the course of the Baston-Outgang, a Roman road across the fens. Saxon activity was represented by documentary references of the 7th century that mentioned the tribe 'Spaldas'. At present, no indication of the size or nature of the settlement could be ascertained. Medieval activity was well represented in the vicinity. Spalding was an important centre during this period and boasted a priory and a possible stone castle. The priory became one of the richest in the country and maintained a grange, Monk's House, located north of the Bourne Road. The earliest maps indicated that the investigation area was once open ground prior to the 19th century. Present ground conditions and the likelihood of alluvium suggested the possibility of fair preservation of any surviving archaeological remains. [Au]
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Author:		 P Cope-Faulkner
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Publisher:		 Archaeological Project Services
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Year of Publication:		 1997
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Location - Auto Detected: Horseshoe Road Spalding Lincolnshire
Location - Auto Detected: Spalding
Location - Auto Detected: Bourne Road
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19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
7th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
Medieval (Auto Detected Temporal)
Prehistoric (Auto Detected Temporal)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
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Note:		 Date Of Issue From: 1997 Date Of Coverage From: 01 Date Of Coverage To: 01 Editorial Expansion: Site name: LAND BETWEEN BOURNE ROAD AND HORSESHOE ROAD, SPALDING
Study area: 4.3 ha
Investigation type: Desk-based
District: South Holland
Monument: [finds]. Prehistoric
Ngr: TF23152199
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Postcode: PE113GQ
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Created Date:		 19 Jan 2009