Ennis, T. (2011). Archaeological Trial Trenching and Test Pitting at Land off Station Approach, Braintree. Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit. https://doi.org/10.5284/1020514. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological Trial Trenching and Test Pitting at Land off Station Approach, Braintree
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Series:		 Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 An archaeological evaluation was carried out on land off Station Approach, Braintree, Essex, in advance of residential development. Ten evaluation trenches and two geotechnical test-pits were excavated across the 0.7 hectare site. Historically, the site was part of a 19th century brickworks. No remains of prehistoric, Roman, Saxon or medieval date were present. The only features of note encountered were the fragmentary remains of a 19th century brick kiln in the western half of Trench 3 and the scant remains of a possible contemporary timber out-building, perhaps a brick-making or drying shed, in the east. Natural deposits were encountered only in trenches 3, 4, 6 and 8, with the remaining trenches revealing made ground and what is presumably the infilling of former quarry pits to depths in excess of 2m. An in-situ assessment of the natural strata by Dr Peter Allen determined that the gravels on site are likely to be Kesgrave Sands and Gravels, possibly reworked downslope but had little potential to produce Palaeolithic artefacts or Pleistocene sediments and faunal remains.
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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:		 2011
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Site: Station Approach, Braintree
Parish: BRAINTREE
District: Braintree
County: Essex
Country: England
Location - Auto Detected: Station Approach Braintree Essex
Location - Auto Detected: Kesgrave Sands
Grid Reference: 576290, 222760 (Easting, Northing)
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UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) N/A (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) BRICK KILN (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
PALAEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
Pleistocene (Auto Detected Temporal)
Prehistoric Roman Saxon (Auto Detected Temporal)
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OASIS Id: essexcou1-101678
OBIB: 2404
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Note:		 A4, blue spine
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Created Date:		 25 Nov 2016