AOC Archaeology Ltd (1997). The Close, Vicarage Road, Staines, Middlesex. An Archaeological Impact Assessment. AOC Archaeology Ltd.

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Title:		 The Close, Vicarage Road, Staines, Middlesex. An Archaeological Impact Assessment
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Number of Pages:		 36
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Publication Type:		 Report
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Abstract:		 Desk-based assessment of the proposed site of a residential development and associated flood compensation scheme identified that the site lay in a raised gravel 'island' above the alluvium of the surrounding floodplain. Geotechnical investigation had demonstrated the presence of an early river bank, representing the previous limit of a watercourse to the west of the site, on a line c. 55m in from the site's edge. Alluvium was recorded in this area, together with layers of organic material and peat. Documentary research showed that the site lay within an area of very high archaeological potential. Evaluation and excavation on the meadow known as Church Lammas, immediately to the west of the site, recorded a nationally important Upper Palaeolithic camp, a Late Bronze Age ritual enclosure, and field boundaries dating from the prehistoric and Roman periods. Evaluation immediately to the south-east of the application site also provided evidence that the focus of the Staines settlement in the mid to late Saxon period had been here on 'Church Island', rather than on 'Town Island' as the Roman and medieval settlements were. It was recommended that a field evaluation should be carried out within the eastern part of the site, and in the area to be affected by the flood compensation scheme. Houses on the western part of the site were to have bored pile foundations, which would have a minimal impact on any archaeological deposits present. It was therefore not considered appropriate for an evaluation to be carried out here. [Au(adp)]
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Author:		 AOC Archaeology Ltd
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Publisher:		 AOC Archaeology Ltd
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Year of Publication:		 1997
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Location - Auto Detected: Church Island
Location - Auto Detected: Staines
Location - Auto Detected: Church Lammas
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
Upper Palaeolithic (Auto Detected Temporal)
Late Bronze Age (Auto Detected Temporal)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
Prehistoric (Auto Detected Temporal)
Roman (Auto Detected Temporal)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
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Note:		 Date Of Issue From: 1997 Date Of Coverage From: 01 Date Of Coverage To: 01 Editorial Expansion: Site name: THE CLOSE, VICARAGE ROAD, STAINES
Study area: 3.45ha
Investigation type: Desk-based
District: Spelthorne
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Ngr: TQ02957210
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Postcode: TW184XA
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Created Date:		 19 Jan 2009