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Land rear of 26 South Street, Rochford: Archaeological Evaluation |
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Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
An archaeological evaluation by trial trenching was carried out on land to the rear of 26 South Street, Rochford in advance of residential development. Three trenches were excavated across the c. 0.14 hectare site. A few sherds of residual medieval pottery were recovered, but no features to indicate that this part of Rochford was developed in the medieval period. No remains of Prehistoric, Roman or Saxon date were identified. In total, four archaeological features were investigated. Two large quarry pits were excavated towards the rear of the property, both of which had been back-filled with a variety of domestic and other rubbish in the first half of the 17th century. It is likely that this infilling material derived from a building at the front of the property, perhaps suggesting that this part of South Street was occupied by this time. Two pits dated to the 19th or 20th century. Both were situated in line with the rear of 28 South Street and may have been associated with this property. The larger of the two pits had a very damp lower fill suggesting that it may been part of a silted-up pond. |
Author: |
T Ennis
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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 (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2009
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Locations: |
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Land rear of 26 South Street, Rochford |
County: |
Essex |
District: |
Rochford |
Parish: |
ROCHFORD |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 587620, 190390 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
essexcou1-60985 |
OBIB: |
2044 |
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Note: |
Blue spine, 27 sheets/pages
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Created Date: |
01 Feb 2018 |