Egan, S. and Thompson, P. (2012). Land adjacent Petrol Station, Wisbech Road, Littleport: An Archaeological Evaluation. Hertford: Archaeological Solutions Ltd. https://doi.org/10.5284/1017951. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land adjacent Petrol Station, Wisbech Road, Littleport: An Archaeological Evaluation
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Series:		 Archaeological Solutions Ltd unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 In October 2012 Archaeological Solutions Ltd (AS) carried out an archaeological evaluation on land adjacent to the Petrol Station, Wisbech Road, Littleport, Cambs (centroid point NGR TL 5720 4680). The evaluation was carried out in advance of the proposed construction of a new business park, and was prepared in support of a planning application by Signet Planning to the East Cambs District Council. An archaeological evaluation undertaken at 150 Wisbech Road immediately south of the site, revealed a series of shallow, close set parallel ditches, orientated north-east to south-west. They are thought to date to the late Iron Age to Roman periods and may be drainage ditches associated with an arable economy (McCall, Thompson and Davies 2010). Other Roman field systems are known in the area, along with a concentration of saltern sites around the course of the Old Croft River. Prehistoric finds have also been recovered in the vicinity. The current evaluation revealed a series of close set parallel ditches, a continuation of those recorded to the south. The ditches were parallel and generally orientated NE/SW. Towards the north of the site (Trenches 2 and 5) the ditches were orientated NW/SE. An abraded medieval (early 12th - 13th/14th century) sherd was found in F1009 (Tr.8). Late Iron Age (2g; Tr. 2 F1010 L1011) and Roman pottery (2g; Tr.1 F1026 L1027) was recovered during the evaluation of the Service Station site to the south.
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Author:		 S Egan
Pete Thompson ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 Archaeological Solutions Ltd
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2012
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Site: Land adjacent Petrol Station, Wisbech Road, Littleport
Parish: LITTLEPORT
District: East Cambridgeshire
County: Cambridgeshire
Country: England
Location - Auto Detected: Old Croft River
Location - Auto Detected: Petrol Station Wisbech Road Littleport Cambs
Location - Auto Detected: Wisbech Road
Grid Reference: 555520, 287500 (Easting, Northing)
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods)
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Late Iron Age (Auto Detected Temporal)
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OASIS Id: archaeol7-138253
OBIB: Archaeological Solutions Report No. 4162
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Created Date:		 25 Nov 2016