Site and Post-Excavation Data from Fieldwork Investigations at Park Farm, Church Lane, Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire 2018
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Introduction
This collection comprises reports, site photographs, and finds databases from a programme of archaeological investigation carried out by Cotswold Archaeology in August and September 2018 at Park Farm, Church Lane, Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, during the development of the site.
An area of 0.32ha was excavated across the development area, followed by the excavation of three evaluation trenches; two measuring 50m long by 1.8m wide and one measuring 34m long by 1.8m wide.
The investigations identified initial activity, probably as early as the 12th century, associated with the establishment of land boundaries, which developed into more extensive, ditched enclosures throughout the medieval period up to the 14th century. Re-cutting of boundary ditches and development of the enclosures continued into the early post-medieval period, but at some point, probably during the 18th century, there was a significant change from small enclosed areas to a much more open landscape of large fields enclosed by ditches; this may have been as a result of agricultural enclosure. In the later post-medieval period, there was some evidence for the excavation of drainage ditches, prior to the development of an extensive land drainage network in the early modern period.
Finds from the site include a moderate pottery assemblage, much of it of 12th to 14th century date, along with smaller quantities of ceramic building material, clay tobacco pipe, burnt flint, glass, metalwork and industrial waste. A small animal bone assemblage was also recovered, whilst limited evidence of past landscape and economy was gained from environmental samples.
