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Land off Hecadeck Lane, Nether Broughton, Leicestershire, LE14 3EZ: Archaeological Trial Trench Evaluation |
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Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd (London) unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
This report describes the results of an archaeological trial trench evaluation carried out by Pre-Construct Archaeology on land off Hecadeck Lane, Nether Broughton, Leicestershire (NGR SK 693 259) between the 31st of May and the 8th June 2016. The archaeological work was commissioned by Andrew Granger and Co Ltd in response to recommendations given by the Principal Planning Archaeologist (PPA) of Leicestershire County Council (LCC), Richard Clark as part of the pre-planning process. The aim of the work was to characterise the archaeological potential of the proposed development area. The principal result of the evaluation was the recording of a dense complex of Early Saxon through to medieval settlement-related features including boundary and drainage ditches, rubbish pits and postholes, some of which represent fence lines. These features were associated with small quantities of finds including animal bone, pottery of predominantly Early Saxon through to medieval (5th-14th-century) date and fired clay. The finds indicate both domestic and agricultural activity, with the focus of settlement and the densest clusters of archaeological features being located to the south and east, although significant quantities of archaeological remains were also found to the north and west. The findings are in keeping with the results of previous excavations and survey in this part of Nether Broughton, which identified Anglo-Saxon and medieval boundary ditches and other features 100m to the east of the site, as well as a shrunken medieval village comprised of a moated site, enclosures and building platforms clustered around St Marys Church, to the north-east. |
Author: |
L Morgan-Shelbourne
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Publisher: |
Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited
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Other Person/Org: |
Leicestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2016
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Land off Hecadeck Lane, Nether Broughton, Leicestershire |
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BROUGHTON AND OLD DALBY |
County: |
Leicestershire |
District: |
Melton |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 469310, 325950 (Easting, Northing)
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preconst1-254694 |
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R12520 |
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18 Aug 2017 |