Daniel, P. (2016). Land off Kilwardby Street, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire: Archaeological Assessment. Wessex Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1051305. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land off Kilwardby Street, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire: Archaeological Assessment
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Series:		 Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 Wessex Archaeology carried out a programme of archaeological investigation on land to the south of Kilwardby Street, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire. The stratigraphically earliest feature was an undated north-west to south-east aligned ditch, which had been cut by a north-south aligned property boundary ditch found to contain pottery dating from approximately 1100-1400. A series of slightly later north-south aligned property boundary ditches were seen, along with a number of ancillary gullies and pits/postholes. Pottery dates suggest a range spanning the 14th to 15th century for these features. The medieval archaeological remains represent boundary definition and limited activities associated with settlement occurring on the periphery of the town. No definite remains of domestic structures were recorded. A substantial cultivation horizon accumulated over the majority of the Site, with dark soil deposits found interleaved between the medieval features and modern remains. Flooding of excavation areas from perched water made the fieldwork problematic, and similarly poor drainage conditions in the past may have made this land less favoured for occupation. Situated on the fringe of the 13th/14th-century settlement, the Site may have been used for horticulture and waste disposal instead. Overall, the archaeology of the Site reflects the expansion of sub-urban activity beyond the fringes of the settlement in the medieval period. This may have been accelerated by heightened trade and population growth following the granting of market and borough status to Ashby in the 13th and 14th centuries.
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Author:		 P Daniel
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Publisher:		 Wessex Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Leicestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2016
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Site: Land off Kilwardby Street
County: Leicestershire
District: North West Leicestershire
Parish: ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH
Country: England
Grid Reference: 435561, 316629 (Easting, Northing)
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UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CERAMIC (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CERAMIC (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) LEATHER (Find)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) POT (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) POT (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) POT (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SLAG (Object England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) WOOD (Find)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
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OASIS Id: wessexar1-241207
OBIB: 109591
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Note:		 c. 40 page comb bound report with colour plates and figures
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Created Date:		 22 Mar 2019