Great Bowden Heritage and Archaeology (2014). Excavations at Christchurch Paddock, Dingley Road, Great Bowden. Great Bowden Heritage. https://doi.org/10.5284/1047294. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Excavations at Christchurch Paddock, Dingley Road, Great Bowden
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Abstract:		 Five test pits were dug within an area 40m x 40m in June 2010. No firm evidence was found during the excavation for a dwelling although the flat compacted earth surface just below the turf in Pit 1 was unusual. One would not have expected to find this kind of smooth compaction in field soil undisturbed for centuries. Normally the soil would be of the same consistency as that below the turf and contain increasingly more clay with decreasing amounts of humous the deeper the pit was dug. The majority of dateable finds at this pit were medieval with one or two stray finds from a later date. This has to suggest nearby domestic activity in the medieval period. The stones in Pit 2 form part of the possible foundation of a building. From the evidence of cobbled surfaces on both sides of the stones it would seem to be more likely a barn with a cobbled stone floor and yard, rather than a dwelling house. A barn is mentioned in the 1800 will of Henry Shuttleworth but it is not clear in which close it was situated. Pottery was found close to the principal stones. This pottery is all Midland Purple type and needs to be accurately dated. Pottery of this type could date from 1350 until 1500 with later type of the same pottery being made until about 1750. The presence of large bore, early clay pipe stems suggest this may be post-medieval rather than earlier.
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Author:		 Great Bowden Heritage and Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Leicestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2014
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County: Leicestershire
Parish: GREAT BOWDEN
Site: Christchurch Paddock, Dingley Road
District: Harborough
Country: England
Grid Reference: 474800, 288700 (Easting, Northing)
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TEST PIT (Event)
TRACKWAY (Monument Type England)
EXCAVATION (Event)
SHERD (Object England)
YARD (Monument Type England)
WALL (Monument Type England)
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Created Date:		 02 May 2018