Walker, C. (2011). Medieval settlement at High Street, Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, Accession No: BEDFM.2009.50. Northamptonshire Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1040849. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Medieval settlement at High Street, Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, Accession No: BEDFM.2009.50
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Series:		 Northamptonshire Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 In August-September 2009, an archaeological excavation was undertaken by Northamptonshire Archaeology, on behalf of Bloor Homes, on land at High Street, Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire in advance of development. Late Saxon settlement comprised linear boundary ditches, providing evidence for plot formation. A small structure may have been a shelter related to iron smelting. The boundary plots were retained until the mid-12th or mid-13th centuries although there was little evidence of intensive occupation. However, an almost complete copper bowl dating to the 12th or 13th centuries was found in a pit to the rear of the plots.The excavation of the moat was not required so there is no definitive date for its construction. Based on the evolution of the surrounding landscape it may have been dug between the mid 12th and mid 13th centuries. Within the moated enclosure the boundary ditches were partially extant until at least the mid-14th century. There was a building perhaps related to small-scale iron smelting and smithing. Subsequently a structure of sill-beam construction was built and later a stone building was constructed in the mid-late 15th century in the same location. It is unclear whether the moat was still open at this date. The site had been levelled by the mid-16th century and has been pasture since.
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Author:		 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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Site: High Street
County: Bedfordshire
District: Central Bedfordshire
Parish: HOUGHTON CONQUEST
Country: England
Grid Reference: 504520, 241490 (Easting, Northing)
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EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) MOATED SITE (Monus)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SETTLEMENT (Monument Type England)
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OASIS Id: northamp3-123765
OBIB: 11/17
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Note:		 A4, blue spine, heat bound, clear covers for illustrations
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Created Date:		 18 Aug 2017