Ennis, T. and Ennis, T. (2009). Proposed Primary School, Holst Avenue, Witham: Archaeological Evaluation. Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit. https://doi.org/10.5284/1006225. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Proposed Primary School, Holst Avenue, Witham: Archaeological Evaluation
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Series:		 Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 An archaeological evaluation was carried out on the site of a proposed new primary school at Holst Avenue, Witham. The site lies within the Maltings Lane development area, a large housing scheme that has previously been the subject of a range of archaeological investigations. Open-area excavations to the north of the current site in 2000-02 (Robertson 2004), revealed extensive concentrations of Prehistoric, Late Iron Age, Roman, Saxon and Medieval remains. Fifteen trenches were excavated across the proposed school site. The earliest feature excavated was a pit of probable Early Iron Age date, while a second undated pit near-by, was thought more likely to be of recent date. No remains of Late Iron Age, Roman, Saxon or medieval date were present indicating that the main concentrations of activity seen in the previous excavations did not extend this far. Post-medieval features were restricted to trenches located to the west of a boundary hedge bisecting the site and may be associated with a former farm track, first depicted on the 1777 Chapman and Andre map. Two ditches were excavated, one of which may have bounded the western side of the track, whilst gravel deposits within a shallow linear feature may have formed part of the trackway itself. The evaluation area to the east of the boundary hedge had been subject to considerable modern disturbance. Numerous modern wheel-ruts were noted along with other disturbances associated with the former use of the area as a contractors' compound during the adjacent housing development.
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Author:		 T Ennis
T Ennis
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Publisher:		 Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Essex County Council Historic Environment Records (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2009
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Site: Proposed Primary School, Holst Avenue, Maltings Lane Development, Witham
Parish: WITHAM
District: Braintree
County: Essex
Country: England
Grid Reference: 581350, 213120 (Easting, Northing)
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EARLY IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
EARLY IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) Burnt Flints (Find)
EARLY IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) ROOF TILE (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
EARLY IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) TRACKWAY (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: essexcou1-56316
OBIB: 2014
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Created Date:		 23 Nov 2016