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Hatchwood Farm, Odiham, Hampshire |
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Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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wessexar1-151455_1.pdf (3 MB)
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by Charles Church Southern, to carry out an archaeological trial trench evaluation at Hatchwood Farm, Farnham Road, Odiham, Hampshire, (NGR 474820, 151490). The evaluation was undertaken in April 2013. The evaluation has identified a small amount of Bronze Age, medieval and post-medieval activity, mostly concentrated in the western part of the site. This included possible settlement activity consisting of a pit and ditch dated to the Bronze Age on a slightly raised plateau in the south-west of the site. Given the topography, it may be that the main focus of this activity lies beneath the adjacent modern housing development to the north and west. Although two fragments of ceramic building material have been identified as likely Romano-British in date, there is no clear evidence for activity from this period on the site and both fragments are heavily abraded, suggesting they may be intrusive in later features. Medieval activity is attested by several sherds of 11th-13th century pottery, as well as frequent fragments of tile visible in the topsoil and subsoil deposits. Only a single ditch was positively identified to this period and it is most likely that the site formed part of the agricultural holdings associated with the nearby manor during this period. The prevalence of small tile fragments in the soil horizon suggests it forms a manuring scatter and that this material may be residual in later features. Cartographic evidence suggests that the site continues in use as agricultural fields throughout the post-medieval and modern period. A ditch identified in the south-eastern part of the site, despite containing medieval pottery, corresponds with a track shown on the 1871 OS map. |
Author: |
Naomi Brennan
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Publisher: |
Wessex 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: |
Site: |
Hatchwood Farm |
Parish: |
ODIHAM |
District: |
Hart |
County: |
Hampshire |
Country: |
England |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Hatchwood Farm Farnham Road Odiham Hampshire |
Grid Reference: 474820, 151490 (Easting, Northing)
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Subjects / Periods: |
UNCERTAIN
(Historic England Periods)
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NONE
(Find)
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BRONZE AGE
(Historic England Periods)
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PIT
(Monument Type England)
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MEDIEVAL
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Medieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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11th13th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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BRONZE AGE
(Historic England Periods)
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20TH CENTURY
(Historic England Periods)
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Bronze Age (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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EVALUATION
(Event)
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Identifiers: |
OASIS Id: |
wessexar1-151455 |
OBIB: |
83872 |
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Note: |
Grey literature client report
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Created Date: |
28 Nov 2016 |