Ennis, T. (2009). Former Croxley Works Site, Church Street, Maldon: Archaeological Evaluation and Excavation. Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit. https://doi.org/10.5284/1003825. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Former Croxley Works Site, Church Street, Maldon: Archaeological Evaluation and Excavation
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Series:		 Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit unpublished report series
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1003825
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Abstract:		 A trench-based evaluation was undertaken within the footprint of three new buildings at the former Croxley Works, Church Street, Maldon. Two trenches were subsequently enlarged for further excavation. At least two phases of Middle Saxon occupation were identified, comprising a ditch subsequently backfilled and cut by a series of pits and post-holes. The presence of near-by structures was suggested by the recovery of numerous fragments of baked clay with wattle/wicker impressions. Evidence for craft activities was represented by 18 loom weights and a spindle whorl, plus possible metal-working slag and spheroidal hammerscale. Faunal evidence indicates that pigs and sheep were the predominant food animals supplemented by domestic fowl, oysters and fish, while cereals such as wheat and barley were brought to the site as processed grain. These remains are significant as they are the earliest Saxon stratified remains so far discovered in Maldon and suggest that the town originated in the Hythe area in the Mid Saxon period. Late Saxon activity appeared less intense with only one gully containing a bone comb firmly dated to the 11th century. Several features were more broadly dated to the Late Saxon/early medieval period including a pit and gully that contained further metal-working debris. A number of undated post-holes, possibly part of structures fronting onto Church Street, may also have been contemporary. Medieval (12th-14th century) features included a boundary ditch and a series of inter-cutting pits. Few remains of late medieval or early post-medieval date were noted
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Author:		 T Ennis
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Publisher:		 Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Essex County Council Historic Environment Records (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2009
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Site: Former Croxley Works, Church Street, Maldon, Essex
Parish: MALDON
District: Maldon
County: Essex
Country: England
Grid Reference: 585600, 206800 (Easting, Northing)
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EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) COMB (Object England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) Loomweights (Find)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SLAG (Object England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) GULLY (Monument Type England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) Post-Holes (Monus)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: essexcou1-28369
OBIB: 1763
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Created Date:		 23 Nov 2016