Clarke, S. (2011). An Archaeological Evaluation at Manor House Spinney, Newton Harcourt Manor, Wistow Road, Newton Harcourt, Leicestershire. NGR: SP 639 966.. Leicester: University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS). https://doi.org/10.5284/1022261. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	An Archaeological Evaluation at Manor House Spinney, Newton Harcourt Manor, Wistow Road, Newton Harcourt, Leicestershire. NGR: SP 639 966.
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1022261
Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book Publication Type:	Report (in Series)
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	An archaeological field evaluation was undertaken within Newton Harcourt Spinney, located to the south of Newton Harcourt Manor House, Wistow Road, Newton Harcourt, Leicestershire, by University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) on the 31st October- 1st November 2011. Three trial trenches were excavated in response to a planning application for the proposed construction of a new dwelling on the site (Planning Application number 11/00734/FUL). The trenches were positioned to target a series of upstanding earthwork remains which are located within the proposed development area and have previously been identified as possible platforms and ditches associated with the landscape of the shrunken medieval village of Newton Harcourt. No deposits of archaeological significance were revealed during the course of the evaluation. The most-pronounced of the earthwork ditches was revealed as an infilled drainage ditch, with a circa 19th-century ceramic land-drain located towards the base, likely to transport ground water from Wistow Road into the River Sence. The presence of the ditch is likely to have created the impression of a 'platform' within the undulating landscape leading down to the river bank; there is no evidence for up-cast earth, nor an artificial platform of any kind. The remains of a gravel path, which appears on early 20th-century OS maps, were found within the base of a shallower hollow channel to the east, which may have been formed through the maintenance of the pathway during its period of use. The archive will be deposited with Leicestershire County Council Museums Service under Accession Number X.A158.2011.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	S Clarke
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS)
Other Person/Org Other people or organisations for this publication or report Other Person/Org:	Historic England (OASIS Reviewer) Leicestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2011
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	Site: Manor House Spinney, Newton Harcourt Manor, Wistow Road Parish: WISTOW District: Harborough County: Leicestershire Country: England Location - Auto Detected: Newton Harcourt Spinney Location - Auto Detected: River Sence Location - Auto Detected: Wistow Road Location - Auto Detected: Newton Harcourt Location - Auto Detected: Newton Harcourt Manor House Wistow Road Newton Harcourt Leicestershire Grid Reference: 463900, 296600 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) NONE (Find) UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) NONE (Monus) MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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