Christie, N., Edgeworth, M., O'Sullivan, D. Mary., Taylor, J., Hyam, A., Speed, G., Creighton, O. H., Fradley, M. and Hamerow, H. (2009). The Wallingford Burh to Borough Research Project. South Midlands Archaeology (39). Vol 39, pp. 63-66.
| Title: | The Wallingford Burh to Borough Research Project | |||||||||||||
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| Subtitle: | 2008 | |||||||||||||
| Issue: | South Midlands Archaeology (39) | |||||||||||||
| Series: | South Midlands Archaeology | |||||||||||||
| Volume: | 39 | |||||||||||||
| Number of Pages: | 82 | |||||||||||||
| Page Start/End: | 63 - 66 | |||||||||||||
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| Publication Type: | Journal | |||||||||||||
| Abstract: | The Wallingford Burh to Borough Research Project is a multi-faceted project integrating geophysics, survey, documentary research and other methods alongside select excavations. This paper summarises the results of excavations that took place over a three-week period in July and August 2008. Trench 1 in Castle Meadows targeted a geophysical anomaly and revealed a large artificial platform surrounded by a substantial ditch, thought to have been a defensive feature dating from the Civil War (mid-17th century). Trench 2 at the Bullcroft revealed a small number of features of natural origin and traces of ridge and furrow, confirming the view that this area served as a largely 'rural' space within the town. Trench 3 at the Kinecroft revealed the footings of a large rectangular medieval building, a series of intercutting pits and a probable hollow way. The excavated evidence added significantly to understanding of Wallingford's internal expansion in the medieval period, as well as indicating a later phase of town contraction. The Kinecroft and the Bullcroft may have started out as open spaces within the original design of the Anglo-Saxon burh, but they had multiple functions which changed over time as the town developed. LD | |||||||||||||
| Year of Publication: | 2009 | |||||||||||||
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| Created Date: | 04 Nov 2015 |
