| Title: |
Papworth Everard By-Pass: A Desktop Assessment |
| Number of Pages: |
44 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
Based on the comprehensive assessment of the available sources and the results from recent surveys (i.e. reassessment of aerial photographs, fieldwalking and geophysical survey), the study attempted to define the archaeological potential of land along the route of the proposed Papworth Everard bypass. Besides the potential for surviving remains of Roman Ermine Street which may be affected by the construction of two road junctions, no known archaeological resources, Listed Buildings or Conservation Areas would be directly affected by the proposed scheme. However, aerial photographs showed the presence of medieval/post-medieval ridge and furrow systems located to the east of the north-south stretch and to the south of the west-east stretch of the route. No traces of these remains survived as earthworks either in the fields or adjacent woodland. The medieval fields were likely to have been associated with the remains of a shrunken village and hollow way near the parish church. The church and the shrunken village represented the focus of the medieval settlement that was located some 250m away from the route of the proposed road. In addition, moated sites were known from cartographic sources and were still visible as earthworks. These were located to the west and east of Ermine Street. Pre-medieval finds in the area were scarce. However, recent excavations in the 'South-East Quadrant' of the village had revealed evidence for late prehistoric activity on the heavy clay soils. The complex ridge and furrow pattern within the evaluation area could make it difficult to recognise such patterns elsewhere. Similarly, cropmarks of possible Iron Age or Roman date were visible on aerial photographs where modern ploughing had removed all traces of ridge and furrow. In synthesis, there was a high possibility to locate features of medieval/post-medieval date along the entire route of the bypass, since this was scheduled to run very close to known cropmarks and earthworks. However, these remains were more likely to have been agricultural. Furthermore, it was possible that late prehistoric and Roman remains would be encountered, given recent discoveries on clay lands along Ermine Street. The probability rating of the latter could not be assessed due to lack of archaeological investigations in the areas along the route of the proposed road. [Au(abr)] |
| Author: |
R Casa Hatton
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| Publisher: |
Cambridgeshire County Council Archaeological Field Unit
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| Year of Publication: |
2001
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| Locations: |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Ermine Street |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Ermine Street Premedieval |
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| Subjects / Periods: |
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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PREHISTORIC
(Historic England Periods)
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LATER PREHISTORIC
(Historic England Periods)
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| Iron Age (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Roman (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: PAPWORTH EVERARD BY-PASS
Study area:
Investigation type: Desk-based
District: South Cambridgeshire
Monument: RIDGE AND FURROW. Medieval (1066-1540), [finds]. Medieval (1066-1540), TRACKWAY. Undated, SITE. Undated, [finds]. Modern (1901-present), [finds]. Post-medieval (1540-1901)
Ngr: TL27806270, TL29006200
Parish: Papworth Everard
Postcode: CB3 8XT, CB3 8GY
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |
