Atkins, R. (2013). Medieval settlement at 242 Main Road, Parson Drove, Nr. Wisbech. Bar Hill, Cambridgeshire: Oxford Archaeology (Cambridge). https://doi.org/10.5284/1030095. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Medieval settlement at 242 Main Road, Parson Drove, Nr. Wisbech
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Series:		 Oxford Archaeology (Cambridge) unpublished report series
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1030095
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 The archaeological excavations found two phases of medieval features dating from the mid-13th to 15th centuries AD. In the first phase the archaeological remains within the northern and central parts of the site comprised a fen circle and a number of pits. No structural features were found within Phase 1, but a few pits may have been domestic in origin and several features seem to have domestic type secondary deposits (such as fresh or relatively unabraded pottery groups, shells or some charred cereal remains). Presumably a house or houses had been located adjacent or close to the site. Most of the pits had an uncertain function, possibly for quarrying or soaking. The extreme southern part of the site appeared to be the edge of fields continuing further to the south. In the 14th or early 15th century a rare one-bay domestic building was built over the area of the former fen circle. It comprised a c. 6m² structure formed by beamslots, with a c. 4m wide entranceway in the north-eastern corner, where three post holes were also located. A probable internal hearth was recorded within the structure. A few post holes directly to the north may relate to other building(s) such as barns. Several pits were identified across the rest of the site, which appeared to date to this second phase.
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Author:		 Rob Atkins ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 Oxford Archaeology (Cambridge)
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Other Person/Org:		 Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2013
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County: Cambridgeshire
Site: Excavation at 242 Main Road
District: Fenland
Parish: PARSON DROVE
Country: England
Grid Reference: 538650, 208910 (Easting, Northing)
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
BUILDING (Monument Type England)
PIT (Monument Type England)
DITCH (Monument Type England)
ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
SHERD (Object England)
EXCAVATION (Event)
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OASIS Id: oxfordar3-162459
OBIB: report number 1479
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Note:		 A4 paper bound
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URI: http://library.thehumanjourney.net/2057/
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Created Date:		 01 Feb 2018