Sparrow, P. (2010). Land between 3 and 7 The Close, South Benfleet, Essex: Archaeological Evaluation. Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit. https://doi.org/10.5284/1022895. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land between 3 and 7 The Close, South Benfleet, Essex: Archaeological Evaluation
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Series:		 Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 The original aims of the archaeological evaluation were to determine the presence or absence of archaeological deposits within the development area and to record any surviving remains that would be destroyed by the construction of the building. The more specific objectives were to investigate evidence for medieval and post-medieval structures, and to identify any evidence of industrial or domestic occupation of the site. The trench measured 7m long by 1.8m wide and was excavated to a depth of 0.88m. A modern drain was cut into the north-western end of the trench. A patch of the natural orange-grey silty clay in the north-western corner of the trench was overlain by a waterlain marsh-like deposit of light grey brown silty clay. A small undiagnostic, unstratified, retouched flint was present on the surface of the natural silty clay. A large rubbish pit was cut into the natural silty clay. Irregular in plan, the shallow pit (0.27m deep) extended beyond all sides of the trench and contained a dark grey silty clay fill. The majority of the finds date to the 19th to 20th centuries, though one residual late medieval German stoneware sherd was also found. A large modern soakaway, containing frogged brick rubble, was located immediately above the pit . The evaluation revealed that the site was used for rubbish disposal during the 19th to 20th centuries. This may have been associated with the post-medieval landfill discovered during archaeological investigations at the Hoy and Helmet Public House, just 20m to the north-west of the site. It has been suggested that the landfilling was intended to build the area up from the marsh (EHER 7089). Perhaps significantly, the top of the pit was located just above the water table. A residual sherd of medieval pottery and an unstratified struck demonstrate earlier activity in the vicinity of the site. The presence of a modern service and soakaway further shows that the site has undergone severe modern disturbance.
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Author:		 P Sparrow
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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:		 2010
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Site: Land between 3 and 7 The Close, South Benfleet, Essex: Archaeological Evaluation
Parish: SOUTH BENFLEET
District: Castle Point
County: Essex
Country: England
Location - Auto Detected: Hoy
Grid Reference: 577780, 186020 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) Brick And Tile (Find)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) Glass Bottles (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
19th To 20th Centuries (Auto Detected Temporal)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
Postmedieval (Auto Detected Temporal)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: essexcou1-78727
OBIB: 2165
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Created Date:		 25 Nov 2016