Title: |
A131 Great Leighs Bypass, Essex. Archaeological Evaluation. Trial Trenching |
Number of Pages: |
30 |
Biblio Note |
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Publication Type: |
Report
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Abstract: |
Trial trenches were excavated at four sites along the proposed route of a bypass, which followed the route of a Roman road for much of its course. A fieldwalking survey of the route had recorded a small concentration of late medieval or early post-medieval pottery, and spreads of post-medieval tile which indicated recent manuring. Geophysical survey had suggested possible archaeological activity at two sites. During the evaluation, no evidence of archaeological activity was recorded at Youngs End, the Essex County Showground or Brick Barns Farm. At the fourth site, to the south of Goodmans Lane, an undated ditch and a Late Bronze Age pit with pottery and worked flint were recorded, and the presence of the Roman road and ditch was confirmed. It was suggested that cropmarks to the east of the road represented part of a field system. These were undated, their orientation suggesting that they had not been contemporary with the Roman road. [AIP] |
Author: |
Nicholas J Lavender
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Publisher: |
Essex County Council
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Year of Publication: |
1995
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Locations: |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Goodmans Lane |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Brick Barns Farm |
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Subjects / Periods: |
Roman (Auto Detected Temporal) |
MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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LATE BRONZE AGE
(Historic England Periods)
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Early Postmedieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
POST MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
1995
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: A131 GREAT LEIGHS BYPASS Study area: 4.5km Investigation type: Evaluation District: Chelmsford, Dacorum Monument: [finds]. Prehistoric, DITCH. Undated, [finds]. Post-medieval (1540-1901), FIELD SYSTEM. Undated, PIT. [finds] Late Bronze Age, ROAD. DITCH Roman (AD43-410) Ngr: TL07200170, TL72521720, TL73251835 Parish: Kings Langley, Great and Little Leighs Postcode: WD4 8QW, CM3 1QS, CM3 1QX
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Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |