Darton, L. (2001). An Archaeological Desktop Assessment for Bedfont Road, West Bedfont, Borough of Spelthorne, Surrey. Brockley: Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited.

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Title:		 An Archaeological Desktop Assessment for Bedfont Road, West Bedfont, Borough of Spelthorne, Surrey
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Number of Pages:		 33
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Publication Type:		 Report
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Abstract:		 An archaeological desk-based assessment was undertaken in response to a condition upon planning permission for the construction of a two-storey office building and vehicle workshop and the re-surfacing of the remaining area for staff and heavy goods vehicle parking. The site was located in an area of known antiquity, as shown in archaeological, documentary, aerial photographic and cartographic sources. The archaeological potential for prehistoric artefacts and features was high. The site remained largely open ground until the mid 1930s when a sand and gravel pit was excavated in the western half of plot 5 and associated buildings were constructed in the north of the site. The northern and possibly eastern edges of the site retained a greater likelihood for stratified archaeology, as these were the areas outside of the limit of gravel extractions. The site lay within an important prehistoric landscape where remains of prehistoric monuments had been recorded, including two SAMs to the east of the site at Mayfield Farm, and the Stanwell Cursus further west. The building of Mentone Farm in the north of the site was likely to have had a negative impact on shallow archaeological deposits. The area of highest potential for prehistoric archaeology was in the north and east of the site, closest to the complex of prehistoric features at Mayfield Farm. It was not possible that shallow archaeological deposits could be found where the gravel pit was dug in the south-west of the site, but such deposits were at risk of truncation from the foundations of the proposed two storey office building in the east of the site. [Au(abr)]
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Author:		 Lorraine Darton
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Publisher:		 Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited
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Year of Publication:		 2001
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Locations:
Location - Auto Detected: Mentone Farm
Location - Auto Detected: Mayfield Farm
Location - Auto Detected: Spelthorne Surrey
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PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods)
Mid 1930s (Auto Detected Temporal)
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Note:		 Date Of Issue From: 2001 Date Of Coverage From: 01 Date Of Coverage To: 01 Editorial Expansion: Site name: BEDFONT ROAD, WEST BEDFONT
Study area: 1.1275ha
Investigation type: Desk-based
District: Spelthorne
Monument:
Ngr: TQ07157410
Parish:
Postcode: TW6 3JD
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Created Date:		 18 Jan 2009