Keir, W. and Wells, J. (2015). Land off Bedford Road, Bidwell, Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire: Archaeological Trial Trench Evaluation. Bedford: Albion Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1037973. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land off Bedford Road, Bidwell, Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire: Archaeological Trial Trench Evaluation
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Series:		 Albion Archaeology unpublished report series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.
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Author:		 Wesley Keir
J Wells
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Publisher:		 Albion Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2015
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Site: Land off Bedford Road, Bidwell
County: Bedfordshire
District: Central Bedfordshire
Parish: HOUGHTON REGIS
Country: England
Grid Reference: 501280, 224380 (Easting, Northing)
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ROMAN (Historic England Periods) ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CERAMIC (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) CERAMIC (Object England)
LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) BOUNDARY (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) BUILDING (Monument Type England)
LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) HOLLOW (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: albionar1-174847
OBIB: 2015/4
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Created Date:		 01 Feb 2018