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Archaeological Excavation on Land South-west of 3 Eastwood End, Wimblington, Cambridgeshire |
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NAU Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
An archaeological excavation was conducted for Mrs Mary Forest ahead of the construction of two new houses on land south-west of 3 Eastwood Lane, Wimblington, Cambridgeshire. The excavation resulted in the discovery of two medieval furrows associated with openfield type arable agriculture, two possibly earlier ditches and one later feature. The ditches were sealed by subsoil which appeared to have been created as part of ridge and furrow agriculture. The two medieval furrows were parallel to each other and also to the surrounding field boundaries and were well-dated. The two ditches were undated, but one of them was found to be cut by one of the furrows and ran on exactly the same alignment, suggesting continuity of agricultural use between the two phases. Unfortunately the potentially earlier ditches could not be dated. The evaluation trench excavated prior to this work was located on the north-western edge of the excavation area, however none of the features recorded there could be traced through to the excavation area. Dating of finds was also at variance. The evaluation evidence contained features of Roman and Saxo-Norman date but neither of these periods were represented in the excavation. No evidence of settlement or intense occupation was found, however the archaeological features encountered might suggest a changing pattern of agriculture in response to fluctuating population levels on the edge of a Fen island. |
Author: |
S Hickling
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Publisher: |
NAU Archaeology
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Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2011
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England |
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Land south-west of 3 Eastwood End |
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WIMBLINGTON |
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Fenland |
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Cambridgeshire |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Eastwood Lane Wimblington Cambridgeshire |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Eastwood End Wimblington Cambridgeshire |
Grid Reference: 542050, 292720 (Easting, Northing)
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norfolka1-113550 |
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Report No: 2370 |
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A4, spiral-bound, colour-printed, double-sided; PDF
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28 Nov 2016 |