France, J. and Nettleton, A. (2017). Strip, Map and Record Excavation and Archaeological Observation On behalf of Staffordshire County Council Concerning Land at Lawns Farm Branston (Branston Locks) Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire BE13 9SB. Border Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1050300. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Strip, Map and Record Excavation and Archaeological Observation On behalf of Staffordshire County Council Concerning Land at Lawns Farm Branston (Branston Locks) Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire BE13 9SB
Series The series the publication or report is included in Series:	Border Archaeology unpublished report series
Downloads Any files associated with the publication or report that can be downloaded from the ADS Downloads:	borderar1-300808_1.pdf (2 MB) : Download
Licence Type ADS, CC-BY 4.0 or CC-BY 4.0 NC. Licence Type:	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence
DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1050300
Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book Publication Type:	Report (in Series)
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	Border Archaeology Ltd (BA) was instructed by Amey plc on behalf of Staffordshire County Council to undertake a programme of archaeological work comprising Strip, Map and Record Excavation and Archaeological Observation in respect of the development of land at Lawns Farm Branston (Branston Locks) Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire BE13 9SB (NGR: SK2173 2140 - approximate centre). The existing ground surface was reduced by approximately 300mm to the level for the construction of access roads and a canal bridge and to divert overhead power lines below ground, for which a 300mm -wide trench was excavated to a depth of 530mm. All soil stripping relating to ground preparation works for access road construction and cable trenching was subject to archaeological observation. The development area was characterized by the evidence of continual agricultural land use and by infrastructure development. This infrastructure development commenced in the 1770s with the construction of the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Burton to Fradley) and continued more recently with works associated with the A38, Lichfield Road and Branston Road. Late post medieval and modern ditches and road surfaces were observed and a single pit [1004] was encountered within Area A, west of the canal, but its form and fills were not indicative of purpose. No finds were recovered for dating purposes.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	J France A Nettleton
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Border Archaeology
Other Person/Org Other people or organisations for this publication or report Other Person/Org:	Historic England (OASIS Reviewer) Staffordshire Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2017
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	Site: Land at Lawns Farm County: Staffordshire District: East Staffordshire Parish: BRANSTON Country: England Grid Reference: 421638, 321473 (Easting, Northing) Grid Reference: 421833, 321413 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England) POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England) UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England) 20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) ROAD (Monument Type England) POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) ROAD (Monument Type England) WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
Identifiers Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc. Identifiers:	OASIS Id: borderar1-300808 OBIB: BA1638LFB
Note Extra information on the publication or report. Note:	Bound report in A4, 37 pages.
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	31 Jan 2019

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