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Archaeological Trial Trench Evaluation at Stanford Road, Shefford, Bedfordshire |
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Northamptonshire Archaeology unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Archaeological trial excavations were undertaken by Northamptonshire Archaeology, on behalf of Bloor Homes, at Stanford Road, Shefford, Bedfordshire. The trenching followed on from a geophysical survey that identified a number of curvilinear features and several possible pits. A sub-rectangular feature contained early-middle Saxon pottery, suggesting that it may be the remains of a Saxon sunken-floored building. Similar pit-like anomalies on the geophysical survey may indicate further such features in the vicinity. A number of possible boundary ditches may have been contemporary. There were further, scattered features in many of the trenches although the majority were undated. A substantial ditch, aligned east to west, dates to the post-medieval period. The ditch lay on a similar orientation to a footpath and may be a former field boundary, although it is not visible on historic maps. |
Author: |
S Morris
Charlotte Walker
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Publisher: |
Northamptonshire Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Central Bedfordshire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2011
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Stanford Road |
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SHEFFORD |
District: |
Central Bedfordshire |
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Bedfordshire |
Country: |
England |
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Stanford |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Stanford Road Shefford Bedfordshire |
Grid Reference: 514700, 239400 (Easting, Northing)
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northamp3-124001 |
OBIB: |
11/272 |
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A4, blue spine, heat bound, clear covers for illustrations
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Created Date: |
28 Nov 2016 |