Title: |
Archaeological Assessment of The Former Cattle Market Site, Axminster, Devon |
Number of Pages: |
10 |
Biblio Note |
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Publication Type: |
Report
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Abstract: |
No in situ evidence for prehistoric or Romano-British settlement had yet been found within Axminster, but the town was centred on an early ecclesiastical foundation based on a minster church which had been founded by the kings of Wessex in the late 7th or early 8th century. It was thought that the cattle market was located on the site of the eight-day medieval fair, although there was unlikely to be any archaeological evidence for this. The earliest map depicting the site dated to 1776-78, when a number of possible industrial buildings were shown at the South Street frontage, with agricultural fields to the rear. By 1838 these buildings had been removed and the site contained a single house on the street frontage, and at least some of the land probably used as a nursery. Little change had been detected on the site until the cattle market was constructed in 1911. [Au(adp)] |
Author: |
M Neophytou
N Goodwin
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Publisher: |
Exeter Archaeology
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Year of Publication: |
2006
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Locations: |
Location - Auto Detected: |
South Street |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Wessex |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Axminster |
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Subjects / Periods: |
1838 (Auto Detected Temporal) |
1911 Auadp (Auto Detected Temporal) |
PREHISTORIC
(Historic England Periods)
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Early 8th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Medieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Late 7th (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
2006
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: THE FORMER CATTLE MARKET SITE, AXMINSTER Study area: Investigation type: Desk-based District: East Devon Monument: Ngr: SY29789833 Parish: Axminster Postcode: EX135LP
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Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |