Bampton, J. (2018). Archaeological evaluation trenching on land at Bonds Farm, Atherington, Devon prior to a residential development. South West Archaeology Ltd.. https://doi.org/10.5284/1047419. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological evaluation trenching on land at Bonds Farm, Atherington, Devon prior to a residential development
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Abstract:		 Archaeological evaluation trenching was undertaken by South West Archaeology Ltd. (SWARCH) at the request of Lee Martin (the Client), prior to a residential development at Bonds Farm, Atherington, North Devon, Devon. This work was undertaken on 7th-8th February 2018 in accordance with a Written Scheme of Investigation (SWARCH ref ABF18WSIv1) drawn up in consultation with Stephen Reed of the Devon County Historic Environment Team. The site lies across a long rectangular parcel of land immediately west of Bonds Farm, on the south side of the B3227, c.60m south-west of the St Mary's Church in the centre of Atherington. The site slopes down gently from the north to south, at heights of between c.120m and c.117m AOD. The earliest documentary reference to Atherington is from the 13th century: It would previously have been within the estate of the Domesday manor at Umberleigh. Bonds Farm is a 17th century Grade II Listed building and the nearby St Mary's Church is a predominantly 16th-17th century Grade I Listed building, although likely much earlier in origin. The 1839 tithe map and apportionment denotes the site as divided into two fields with the majority of the land listed as meadow and the southern end listed as orchard. Seven trenches, each 1.20m wide and totalling 67m in length were excavated by a tracked mechanical excavator fitted with a toothless grading bucket to the depth of in-situ¬ weathered natural (between depths of c.1.80-0.36m). The ground across much of the site had been made-up. A single post-medieval ditch was present. A historic boundary which formerly divided the site was not encountered, so may have been missed or have been formed by a fence line that left no residual impact.
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Author:		 J Bampton
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Publisher:		 South West Archaeology Ltd.
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Devon Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2018
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Site: Bonds Farm
County: Devon
District: North Devon
Parish: ATHERINGTON
Country: England
Grid Reference: 259057, 123047 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: southwes1-307743
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Created Date:		 02 May 2018