Cessford, C. and Dickens, A. (2004). The Origins and Early Development of Chesterton, Cambridge. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society 93. Vol 93, pp. 125-142. https://doi.org/10.5284/1073322. Cite this via datacite

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Title:		 The Origins and Early Development of Chesterton, Cambridge
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Issue:		 Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society 93
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Page Start/End:		 125 - 142
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Abstract:		 Excavations at sites in the village of Chesterton between 1998 and 2002 have shed new light on its origins and early development. Late Saxon Chesterton appears to have been a polyfocal settlement, whilst in the post-Conquest period there is evidence for a planned settlement with intensive layout of property plots and a main axis perpendicular to the River Cam, probably relating to a ferry across the river. By the thirteenth century ditched divisions disappear, although continued occupation is apparent, mainly through the digging of pits. The settlement expanded in the thirteenth century, with the main axis shifting to become parallel to the river. Chesterton appears to decline in the fourteenth century, followed by partial recovery in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The ceramic assemblage indicates that medieval and post-medieval pottery was probably obtained via Cambridge, whilst the cereals consumed were not being grown locally but were coming from an area with slightly damp, heavy soils. Occupation continues until the seventeenth century when there is a dramatic increase in activity. Although later truncation and the fact that no excavation areas included roadside zones mean that evidence is limited, these excavations represent the first substantial archaeological evidence for the history of Chesterton. Includes a specialist report on
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Author:		 C. Cessford
Alison Dickens
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Year of Publication:		 2004
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Created Date:		 10 Jun 2005