Ingham, D., Starke, W. and Wells, J. (2012). Mushroom Farmhouse, Rear of 62-72 Church Street, Langford, Beds: Archaeological Trial Trench Evalaution. Bedford: Albion Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1024235. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Mushroom Farmhouse, Rear of 62-72 Church Street, Langford, Beds: Archaeological Trial Trench Evalaution
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Series:		 Albion Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Central Bedfordshire Council has granted planning permission for the construction of three detached houses with associated garages and an access drive on land at Mushroom Farmhouse, to the rear of 62-72 Church Street, Langford. As the development lies within an area of archaeological sensitivity the Central Bedfordshire Council Archaeologist advised that a condition should be attached to planning consent requiring the implementation of a three-stage programme of archaeological work. The only archaeological feature revealed during the trenching was a ditch observed towards the western end of the trench for the water main. Although it contained no artefacts, its alignment and character suggest it is the continuation of a medieval ditch observed during the trial trench evaluation. The ditch is parallel to Church Street, suggesting it is a boundary associated with properties that fronted onto the road. Thick subsoils and a make-up layer were observed within the foul sewer and water main service trenches, concurring with evidence of disturbance and levelling of the site associated with the demolition of the mushroom farm observed during the trial trenching. The evaluation revealed a concentration of medieval remains at the eastern end of the site, comprising ditches and a pit. An undated gully that may have had a structural function was revealed further to the west. The pottery recovered dates mostly to the medieval period, but the few Saxo-Norman sherds suggest a certain amount of earlier activity nearby. The volume of pottery and animal bone recovered is fairly modest but does suggest that settlement-related activity took place in the vicinity. The medieval remains were all recorded at the eastern end of the site closest to Church Street. The features may therefore relate to activities that took place to the rear of properties fronting onto Church Street.
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Author:		 D Ingham
W Starke
J Wells
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Publisher:		 Albion Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Central Bedfordshire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2012
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Site: Mushroom Farm, 58 Church Street, Langford
Parish: LANGFORD
District: Central Bedfordshire
County: Bedfordshire
Country: England
Location - Auto Detected: Church Street Langford
Location - Auto Detected: Church Street
Grid Reference: 518620, 241690 (Easting, Northing)
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
6272 (Auto Detected Temporal)
Medieval (Auto Detected Temporal)
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OASIS Id: albionar1-120817
OBIB: 2012/006
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Note:		 A4 comb bound report with colour figures and crean coloured cover
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Created Date:		 28 Nov 2016