Heawood, R. (2001). Towngate, Leyland, Lancashire. Archaeological Evaluation. Lancaster: Lancaster University Archaeological Unit.

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Title:		 Towngate, Leyland, Lancashire. Archaeological Evaluation
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Number of Pages:		 46
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Publication Type:		 Report
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Abstract:		 Ten trial trenches were excavated in fulfilment of a condition placed on planning permission for a foodstore with associated facilities. Several red brick or red brick and sandstone foundations were revealed which correlated with buildings shown on historic maps. Other features found included an undated field boundary consisting of two parallel ditches, and several large pits, many of which contained moderate amounts of 18th century domestic pottery. No medieval remains were encountered. Despite the historically-attested importance of Leyland as early as the Anglo-Saxon period and the proximity of St. Andrew's Church, some 40m south-east of Trench 9A, suggesting that the development area lay close to the centre of the medieval settlement of Leyland, there was no cartographic evidence for medieval burgage plots fronting onto Towngate, and the settlement seemed to have remained relatively scattered until late in the 18th century. The lack of archaeological evidence for medieval pits or property boundaries seemed to suggest that Leyland retained a relatively rural character until this time. No significant remains worthy of further archaeological study were found, but it was impossible to complete the evaluation of the northern end of the eastern Towngate frontage. For this reason, it was recommended that an archaeological watching brief be maintained in this area when groundworks are conducted. [Au(abr)]
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Author:		 Richard Heawood
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Publisher:		 Lancaster University Archaeological Unit
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Year of Publication:		 2001
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Location - Auto Detected: St Andrews Church
Location - Auto Detected: Leyland
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
18th Century (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: TOWNGATE, LEYLAND
Study area: 3ha
Investigation type: Evaluation
District: South Ribble
Monument: PIT. Undated, FEATURE. Undated, PIT. Modern (1901-present), [finds]. Post-medieval (1540-1901), PIT. Post-medieval (1540-1901), STRUCTURE. Modern (1901-present), WALL. Post-medieval (1540-1901), WALL. Modern (1901-present), DITCH. Undated
Ngr: SD54102170
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Postcode: PR5 1FP
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Created Date:		 19 Jan 2009