| Title: |
The Colne Valley, West of Heathrow Airport. Archaeological Appraisal. Volume 1. Report and Figures |
| Number of Pages: |
36 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
A rapid appraisal of all sites within the alluvial area of the Colne Valley was undertaken to provide a preliminary assessment of the known archaeology within the valley by plotting all know sites and looking at their distribution. The area assessed covered an area of 50 sq. km, from Egham and Staines in the south to Denham in the north. The Colne Clone Valley with its proximity to the Thames, its fertile floodplain soils and proximity to the gravels, the presence of a major east west road and the relative closeness to London, made the archaeological potential of the valley high. Sites from all periods had been identified within the valley and there was not only a high potential for further as yet unrecognised sites to be present but also that these sites, especially dating to the early period, were likely to be masked, but well preserved under the alluvial sequence. Whilst sites from all periods had been identified within the alluvial area, the favoured position appeared to be along the valley sides, at the junction between the gravels and alluvium. This activity appeared to be concentrated in the south of the valley where it widened out prior to meeting the Thames. The north of the valley was narrower and less likely to have been conducive to settlement, but was utilised at least from the Saxon period to provide water power for mills and would have attracted early industry to the area. During the late 19th and early 20th century changes to the rivers within the valley, its use as a transport corridor and the growing development associated with this part of London changed the character of the valley. However, the main destructive agent relevant to its archaeological potential has come from the extensive gravel quarrying which had taken place, both in the north and the south. Islands of extant land still survived and Stanwell Moor, an area of medieval common land, was an exceptional example of this. Whilst many of the medieval settlements had expanded in the post-medieval and modern periods, presumably over their historic cores, the 20th century settlement pattern had not totally obliterated what went before and many areas within the Study Area still remained un-built upon and therefore would have retained their archaeological potential. [Au(adp)] |
| Author: |
Framework Archaeology
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| Publisher: |
Framework Archaeology
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| Year of Publication: |
2001
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| Locations: |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Staines |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Egham |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Colne Clone Valley |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Denham |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
London |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Colne Valley |
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| Late 19th (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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| Early 20th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| 20th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Modern (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Saxon (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
2001
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: THE COLNE VALLEY, WEST OF HEATHROW AIRPORT
Study area: 12950
Investigation type: Desk-based
District: Windsor and Maidenhead UA
Monument: HALL HOUSE. Medieval (1066-1540), FEATURE. Post-medieval (1540-1901), HUMAN REMAINS. Early Medieval (410-1066), ICEHOUSE. Post-medieval (1540-1901), INHUMATION. Medieval (1066-1540), HOUSE. Post-medieval (1540-1901), MANOR HOUSE. Medieval (1066-1540), BUI
Ngr: SU97507370
Parish: Old Windsor
Postcode: SL4 2QZ
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
18 Jan 2009 |
