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Land off Bedford Road, Bidwell, Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire: Archaeological Trial Trench Evaluation |
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Albion Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
Hunter Page Planning are gathering baseline information on Land off Bedford Road, Bidwell, Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire, in support of a planning application for development for housing, comprising up to 62 dwellings with garages, infrastructure and landscaping. The Central Bedfordshire Council Archaeologist (CBCA) advised that an archaeological field evaluation, including geophysical survey and trial trench evaluation, should be undertaken Archaeological features were identified in nine of the eleven trenches excavated, with only Trenches 1 and 8 being devoid of archaeological remains. These included several ditches and pits dating to the late Iron Age - Roman period. The moderate amount of pottery recovered, along with fragments of brick and tile, suggest this area was a focus for settlement-related activity Several small ditches were also revealed on the higher ground near the southern edge of the site. Containing few artefacts, their date is unclear, though this does tend to suggest they are more likely to be associated with land division away from more intensive settlement-related activities. Post-medieval features were also, including a boundary ditch which still survives as an earthwork. Remains of a building, marked on a 1762 estate map, were revealed within Trench 11. |
Author: |
Wesley Keir
J Wells
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Publisher: |
Albion Archaeology
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Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Please note: this record has been validated by-proxy by Historic England.
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Year of Publication: |
2015
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Land off Bedford Road, Bidwell |
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Bedfordshire |
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Central Bedfordshire |
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HOUGHTON REGIS |
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England |
Grid Reference: 501280, 224380 (Easting, Northing)
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albionar1-174847 |
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2015/4 |
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Created Date: |
01 Feb 2018 |