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An Archaeological Evaluation at The Old Fire Station, Huntingdon Street, St Neots, Cambridgeshire |
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Cambridge Archaeological Unit unpublished report series
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Publication Type: |
Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
An archaeological evaluation consisting of twenty trenches covering 277.8m2 was conducted by the Cambridge Archaeological Unit on the site of the proposed development of the former Old Fire Station, former Household Waste Disposal Site, Car Park and Recreation Ground, St. Neots, Cambridgeshire in July 2011. The earliest features encountered were Saxo-Norman with some form of activity probably beginning in the 12th century AD and continuing until around the 14th century. There was possibly a roadside ditch along Huntingdon Street, and in close proximity to this were postholes relating to a fence or building, a pit or well and various other features. These remains appear to represent a short-lived expansion of St. Neots, with domestic occupation fronting onto Huntingdon Street. Further to the east there was also evidence of contemporary sand/gravel quarrying and strip-agriculture. Activity apart from strip-agriculture appears to have ceased during the 14th-15th centuries, and activity only resumed in the 18th-19th centuries. |
Author: |
C. Cessford
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Publisher: |
Cambridge Archaeological 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: |
2011
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Locations: |
Site: |
The Old Fire Station, St Neots |
Parish: |
ST NEOTS |
District: |
Huntingdonshire |
County: |
Cambridgeshire |
Country: |
England |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Huntingdon Street |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Neots Cambridgeshire |
Location - Auto Detected: |
St Neots |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Old Fire Station |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Cambridge |
Grid Reference: 518680, 260390 (Easting, Northing)
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Subjects / Periods: |
MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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ANIMAL REMAINS
(Object England)
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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SHERD
(Object England)
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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TILE
(Object England)
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20TH CENTURY
(Historic England Periods)
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CELLAR
(Monument Type England)
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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DITCH
(Monument Type England)
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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PIT
(Monument Type England)
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POST MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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POST HOLE
(Monument Type England)
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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QUARRY
(Monument Type England)
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18th19th Centuries (Auto Detected Temporal) |
12th Century Ad (Auto Detected Temporal) |
14th15th Centuries (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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TRIAL TRENCH
(Event)
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14th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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Identifiers: |
OASIS Id: |
cambridg3-110892 |
OBIB: |
Report No. 1029 |
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Note: |
An A4 wire bound document with a plastic laminate cover. It is 36 pages long and has 12 illustrations.
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Created Date: |
25 Nov 2016 |