King, A. and Turner, I. (2020). Land adjacent to 156 High Street, Riseley, Bedfordshire: Archaeological Field Evaluation. Bedford: Albion Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1082215. Cite this using datacite

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Land adjacent to 156 High Street, Riseley, Bedfordshire: Archaeological Field Evaluation
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A planning application was submitted to Bedford Borough Council for the erection of four two-bedroom retirement bungalows, two three-bedroom retirement bungalows and allotments at Land adjacent to 156 High Street, Riseley, Bedfordshire, MK44 1DR. Bedford Borough Council's Senior Archaeological Officer advised that the proposed development area lay within a locally designated Area of Archaeological Interest and that a pre-determination archaeological evaluation was required Archaeological features were revealed in three trial trenches in the NW half of the area. These included seven ditches, some of which produced a small number of pottery sherds that broadly date the features to the medieval period. Two additional ditches were present, one of uncertain later date, the other likely to be post-medieval/modern. Trenches 4, 5 and 6 in the SE half revealed no archaeological features. The four parallel ditches on a NE-SW alignment in Trench 2 probably represent a succession of recuts to a significant boundary, running on a similar alignment to the High Street c.40m to the north-west. Two ditches, in Trenches 1 and 3 were on an approximately perpendicular NW-SE alignment. These ditches may represent a mix of boundary/drainage features within a medieval 'plot'. The plot would have fronted on to the High Street, a route-way which is likely to be of considerable antiquity. An additional ditch of uncertain date may have had a drainage function. The post-medieval/modern ditch may represent a later plot boundary.
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A King
I Turner
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Albion Archaeology
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2020
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Site: Land adjacent to 156 High Street
County: Bedfordshire
District: Bedford
Parish: RISELEY
Country: England
Grid Reference: 504630, 263160 (Easting, Northing)
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: albionar1-380067
OBIB: 2020/20
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22 Oct 2020