Fairhead, S. and Burgess, A. (2013). Land at Barkby Thorpe, Thurmaston, Leicestershire. Archaeological Evaluation Report. Wessex Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1047468. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land at Barkby Thorpe, Thurmaston, Leicestershire. Archaeological Evaluation Report
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Series:		 Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by CgMs Consulting Ltd to undertake an archaeological evaluation in advance of development on land at Barkby Thorpe, near Thurmaston, Leicestershire Previous desk-based assessment and geophysical survey indicated that there was a moderate to high potential for prehistoric, Iron Age to Roman and Saxon/early medieval settlement activity across the Site. The evaluation identified three spatially distinct areas of activity at the Site: The field to the north of Barkbythorpe Road, the fields to the west and south of Hamilton Lane and the field to the east of Hamilton Lane. These areas also appear to be chronologically distinct. Middle to Late Iron Age features were revealed to the west of Hamilton Lane in Trenches 3-5, 7 and 12 (dated by pottery evidence), and included ditches, a cremation burial and discrete features possibly representing settlement activity. Evidence of Romano-British activity was recovered from ditches in Trenches 10 and 11 to the east of Hamilton Lane. Pottery evidence was consistent with a 2nd to 4th century AD date and fragments of brick and tile suggest there was a substantial Romano-British structure in the vicinity. The features in Trenches 2 (to the north of Barkby Thorpe Lane) and 9 (to the east of Hamilton Lane) remain undated. Trenches 1, 6 and 8 did not contain any archaeological remains. The evaluation trenches consistently confirmed the results of the geophysical survey, but in some cases the cause of the geophysical anomalies could not be identified. The aims and objectives of the evaluation have been fulfilled. The results demonstrate that there is potential for significant archaeological remains to survive at the Site, including artefacts and environmental remains. No further analysis of the stratigraphic, artefactual or environmental evidence is considered to be warranted at this stage.
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Author:		 S Fairhead
A Burgess
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Publisher:		 Wessex Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Leicestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2013
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Site: Land at Barkby Thorpe, Thurmaston
County: Leicestershire
District: Charnwood
Parish: BARKBY THORPE
Country: England
Grid Reference: 463360, 308940 (Easting, Northing)
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ROMAN (Historic England Periods) BRICK (Object England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) HUMAN REMAINS (Object England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) MAMMAL REMAINS (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) NAIL (Object England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) SLAG (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) TILE (Object England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) BOUNDARY DITCH (Monument Type England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) CREMATION (Monument Type England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) SITE (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SITE (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: wessexar1-195047
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Created Date:		 02 May 2018