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Archaeological Evaluation at land off Beckford Road, Alderton, Gloucestershire |
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Worcestershire Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
An archaeological evaluation was undertaken in early January 2013 across approximately 4.4 hectares of land off Beckford Road on the western edge of Alderton in Gloucestershire, centred on National Grid Reference 399640, 233350. It was commissioned by Cathy Patrick of CgMs Consulting Ltd (the Client) acting on behalf of Persimmon Homes Limited who intends to undertake residential development with associated access roads and utilities, for which a planning application will be submitted to Gloucestershire County Council Nine 50m long trenches excavated over the site area were positioned to test anomalies identified on a geophysical survey. These included possible enclosures to the north of the site, an area of strong irregular magnetic interference to the east, the presence of ridge and furrow and possible survival of earlier features in the south, plus areas with no identified geophysical anomalies. Across the nine trenches the archaeological remains observed suggest that this site occupies an area of land previously used for mostly rural agricultural activity. This can be characterised as an undeveloped agricultural landscape from the Medieval period onwards, potentially overlying earlier small-scale field enclosures arranged on a differing alignment. There was also isolated and mainly undated small-scale discrete activity but little indication of direct settlement and a relative absence of cultural material remains from any period. One feature however, located in the centre of Trench 3 in the north-east part of the field, can be dated as early prehistoric in origin. This was an isolated small sub-circular pit 0.93m wide and 0.17m in depth, with a fill including redeposited burnt material in which small fragments of Neolithic pottery were discovered when the feature was selected for environmental sampling. |
Author: |
R Bradley
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Publisher: |
Worcestershire Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Please note: this record has been validated by-proxy by Historic England.
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Year of Publication: |
2013
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Locations: |
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Land off Beckford Road |
Parish: |
ALDERTON |
District: |
Tewkesbury |
County: |
Gloucestershire |
Country: |
England |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Gloucestershire |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Beckford Road |
Grid Reference: 399640, 233350 (Easting, Northing)
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fieldsec1-170054 |
OBIB: |
Report number 1971 |
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Created Date: |
28 Nov 2016 |