Clarke, G. (2019). Saxo-Norman and Medieval Activity at Biggleswade Road, Potton, Bedfordshire. Bar Hill, Cambridgeshire: Oxford Archaeology (Cambridge). https://doi.org/10.5284/1089591. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Saxo-Norman and Medieval Activity at Biggleswade Road, Potton, Bedfordshire
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Series:		 Oxford Archaeology (Cambridge) unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 Between the 25th February and 4th April 2016 Oxford Archaeology East (OA East) carried out excavations on land east of Biggleswade Road, Potton, Bedfordshire. In total c.0.9ha was investigated by three areas of excavation (Areas A to C). The works uncovered ditched boundaries, pits and post holes associated with Saxo-Norman (c.AD1066-1150) and early medieval (c.AD1150-1250) occupation of the site. Saxo-Norman features were present in both Area A (adjacent to Biggleswade Road) and Area C, immediately south of Home Farm; possibly the site of one of Potton's two medieval manorial farms. The remains in Area A comprised part of a rectilinear ditched enclosure which surrounded a number of pits containing refuse and oven waste suggestive of domestic settlement. Significantly, Area C appeared to have uncovered part of an agricultural complex of buildings and features that probably relate to corn-drying activities. Both areas of Saxo-Norman occupation appeared to have been largely abandoned by the early medieval period with only a further short-lived episode of settlement evident in Area A. The remains uncovered by the excavation are of local and regional significance. A rarely excavated group of Saxo-Norman remains related to arable agriculture have been documented that may shed some light on the corn-drying process being carried out in Potton during this period. The significance of these remains may be further strengthened by a possible association with a potential manorial estate centred on the adjacent Home Farm.
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Author:		 G Clarke
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Publisher:		 Oxford Archaeology (Cambridge)
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Central Bedfordshire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2019
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Site: Biggleswade Road
County: Bedfordshire
District: Central Bedfordshire
Parish: POTTON
Country: England
Grid Reference: 522250, 248880 (Easting, Northing)
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EXCAVATION (Event)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CERAMIC (Object England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) CERAMIC (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CERAMIC (Object England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) HEARTH (Monument Type England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) POST HOLE (Monument Type England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) WELL (Monument Type England)
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OASIS Id: oxfordar3-277460
OBIB: OAE report 2324
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Created Date:		 29 Oct 2021