Dransfield, N., Bell, S., O'Neill, R., Challinor, D., Harrison, C., Higbee, L., Mackenzie, R., Mepham, L., Rowlandson, I., Stevens, C., Wyles, S., Young, J. and James, S. (2015). Anglo-Saxon Settlement at Coston Hall, Leicestershire. Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society 89. Vol 89, Leicester: Leicestershire Archaeological & Historical Society. pp. 113-144. https://doi.org/10.5284/1107447. Cite this via datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Anglo-Saxon Settlement at Coston Hall, Leicestershire
Issue The name of the volume or issue Issue:	Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society 89
Series The series the publication or report is included in Series:	Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society
Volume Volume number and part Volume:	89
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. Page Start/End:	113 - 144
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	An excavation undertaken by Wessex Archaeology, on land off Grange Lane, Coston, Leicestershire, revealed evidence for activity from the prehistoric period onwards on the east bank of the River Eye. Residual worked flint is probably of Neolithic or Bronze Age date, whilst the ceramic assemblage indicates possible Romano-British occupation in the area during the third and fourth centuries AD. The main focus of activity dates, however, to the early to mid-Saxon and late Saxon periods. A sequence of ditched enclosures, post-holes (but no clear structures) and probable rubbish pits reflect agricultural settlement, possibly established in the seventh century, with some evidence for textile working, iron-smithing and trading links that extended beyond the local area. Occupation appears to have continued into the early eleventh century, with a subsequent Saxo-Norman and medieval settlement established on the west bank of the river, within the core of a known deserted (shrunken) medieval village. Evidence of ridge and furrow ploughing, surviving as extant earthworks, suggests the site on the east bank may have largely reverted to open fields at this time, prior to the construction of Coston Hall probably in the eighteenth century.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	Neil Dransfield Sean Bell Richard O'Neill Dana Challinor Chris Harrison Lorrain Higbee Rod Mackenzie Lorraine Mepham Ian Rowlandson Chris Stevens Sarah Wyles Jane Young S James
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Leicestershire Archaeological & Historical Society
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2015
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