Mason, C. (2020). Barrow Farm, Langley Burrell, Chippenham, Wiltshire - Archaeological Evaluation. Wessex Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1112363. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Barrow Farm, Langley Burrell, Chippenham, Wiltshire - Archaeological Evaluation
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Series:		 Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Second phase of evaluation, comprising seven 50m trenches. The previous phase of evaluation (wessexar1-191431) contained 47 trenches. Archaeological features were found in three of the seven trenches, these comprised a post-medieval/modern ditch, paleochannel, and hedge line boundary, and an undated ditch. A moderate quantity of residual medieval pottery was found, mostly in the area close to Barrow Farm. The evaluation uncovered evidence of human activity spanning the prehistoric to modern periods. Evidence of prehistoric activity is restricted to five pieces of undiagnostic struck flint, probably of Neolithic/Bronze Age date. The evidence for medieval activity was similarly restricted to finds of residual Late 13th/early 14th to 15th/16th-century pottery. Medieval pottery was most common in the vicinity of Barrow Farm, which is unsurprising given the farmstead’s medieval origins. Post-medieval and modern boundary features were uncovered in two of the trenches. The two features in Trench 54 (a ditch and a paleochannel) are both depicted on the 1839 Tithe Map. The paleochannel had gone out of use by the 1880s; the ditch remained in use until the 1980s or 90s. A probable former hedgerow boundary in Trench 52 does not appear on any of the historic mapping, which suggests that it went out of use before 1839; a large sherd of pottery in its fill confirmed a post-medieval date for the features. An undated ditch in Trench 51 was filled with a relatively ‘clean’ silt devoid of finds. This suggest that it is likely to be a pre-modern feature, possibly of some antiquity.
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Author:		 Cai Mason
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Publisher:		 Wessex Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Wiltshire and Swindon HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2020
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County: Wiltshire
Parish: Langley Burrell Without
District: Wiltshire
Country: England
Grid Reference: 392577, 175025 (Easting, Northing)
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DITCH (Monument Type England)
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POST MEDIEVAL HEDGE (Tag)
POST MEDIEVAL FIELD BOUNDARY (Tag)
UNCERTAIN DITCH (Tag)
HEDGE (Monument Type England)
NONE PALAEOCHANNEL (Tag)
FIELD BOUNDARY (Monument Type England)
PALAEOCHANNEL (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
NONE (Historic England Periods)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: wessexar1-408104
OBIB: report ref. 105062.3
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Created Date:		 15 Aug 2023