| Title: |
Star and Fleece, High Street, Kelvedon, Essex. Archaeological Evaluation |
| Number of Pages: |
34 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
An evaluation was carried out at the proposed site of a residential development, which lay within the limits of a Roman and medieval town. Documentary research established that the proposal site had been occupied by an inn since at least 1684, and probably for some time prior to this. A malthouse had lain behind the Star and Fleece, and a brewery had been set up in 1837. The Star and Fleece had been demolished in 1968, and the brewery complex in 1971. During the evaluation, many archaeological features and deposits were encountered. Of note were a Late Iron Age ditch, and a large possible quarry hollow backfilled with a series of deposits dating from the late 1st to the 2nd century AD. A gravel trackway which had probably originated in the mid-1st century crossed the site, and was bounded to the south-east by a ditch. It was conjectured that the hollow may have provided some of the gravel for the trackway. Later features included two post-holes and a gully likely to have been of 12th-14th century date, slots which may have been part of a structure of a similar date, and a large pit which had initially been backfilled in the second half of the 16th century. Undated features were noted which may have been associated with a medieval or post-medieval property boundary or structures, beyond the confines of one of the evaluation trenches. Finds included Late Iron Age, Roman and medieval pottery, a small amount of Roman brick and tile, undated iron nails and slag. [AIP] |
| Author: |
T Ennis
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| Publisher: |
Essex County Council
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| Year of Publication: |
1998
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| Locations: |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Star |
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| 1684 (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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| 16th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Mid1st Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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ROMAN
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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| 1837 (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| 1971 (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Late 1st To The 2nd Century Ad (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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LATE IRON AGE
(Historic England Periods)
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
1998
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: STAR AND FLEECE, HIGH STREET, KELVEDON
Study area:
Investigation type: Evaluation
District: Braintree
Monument: PIT. Post-medieval (1540-1901), GULLY. Medieval (1066-1540), DITCH. Late Iron Age, POST HOLE. Medieval (1066-1540), DITCH. Roman (AD43-410), FEATURE. Undated, TRACKWAY. Roman (AD43-410), [finds]. Late Iron Age, [finds]. Roman (AD43-410), [finds]. Medieval
Ngr: TL86461912
Parish: Kelvedon
Postcode: CO5 9HX
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
18 Jan 2009 |
