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Beck Road,Isleham, Cambridgeshire: Archaeological Evaluation |
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Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
An archaeological trial-trenching evaluation was carried out on land east of Beck Road, Isleham, Cambridgeshire in support of a planning application for a housing development. Five trenches were excavated across the 6240 sq m development area. Isleham is a historic village on the fen edge, documented in the Domesday Book of 1086, with extensive evidence to the west of the village of earlier settlement in the prehistoric and Roman period. The proposed development site lies 200m south-east of the medieval core of the village, focused on a crossroads and the medieval parish church. Nothing is known, however, of the past character of the south-eastern quarter of the village. The evaluation trenches identified only sparse and poorly dated archaeological features. These include single pits of possible prehistoric and medieval date, a shallow chalk pit, undated but most likely of 19th-century date, and post-pads for a structure related to the modern use of the site as a market garden. The archaeological features were sealed by thick layers of subsoil and topsoil, but had suffered some disturbance from horticulture. The evaluation did not identify any significant archaeological remains within the development area. |
Author: |
T Ennis
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Publisher: |
Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2009
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Locations: |
Site: |
Beck Road, Isleham |
Parish: |
ISLEHAM |
District: |
East Cambridgeshire |
County: |
Cambridgeshire |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 564630, 274320 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
essexcou1-56351 |
OBIB: |
Event ECB 3138, Report 2018 |
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Note: |
A4, blue spine, approx. 20 pages
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Created Date: |
23 Nov 2016 |