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Land to rear of 103 High Street, Chippng Ongar, Essex, Archaeological Evaluation |
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Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit unpublished report series
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essexcou1-148202_1.pdf (416 kB)
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Publication Type: |
Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
An archaeological evaluation was carried out to the rear of no.103 High Street, Chipping Ongar ahead of a proposed residential development. The site was located within the core of the historic town in an area of archaeological potential. More specifically, the site lay approximately 50m to the south of the conjectured southern extents of the medieval town enclosure, in an area of post-medieval expansion, spreading south along what is now the High Street. The evaluation comprised the excavation of a single machine-cut trench. The overburden comprised a 0.24m deep layer of concrete which overlaid 0.66m of modern made ground. Beneath this was the natural deposit of very compact clayey silt and gravel. Despite the high potential for buried archaeological remains, none were identified within this evaluation trench. The deposits encountered appear to represent successive periods of modern landscaping to the rear of the properties along the high street. These events appear to have truncated any deposits of archaeological significance that may have once been present within the investigation area. |
Author: |
A Dyson
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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: |
2013
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Locations: |
Site: |
Land to the rear of 103 High Street, Chipping Ongar, Essex |
Parish: |
ONGAR |
District: |
Epping Forest |
County: |
Essex |
Country: |
England |
Location - Auto Detected: |
High Street Chipping Ongar |
Location - Auto Detected: |
High Street |
Grid Reference: 555180, 202870 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
essexcou1-148202 |
OBIB: |
report number: 2196 |
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Note: |
HER summary report comprising 5 pages. Includes 3 photographs and 1 site location plan.
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Created Date: |
28 Nov 2016 |