Turner, I. and Shane, G. (2018). Land west of Village Farm, Spring Lane, Stagsden, Bedfordshire: Archaeological Evaluation. Bedford: Albion Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1076010. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land west of Village Farm, Spring Lane, Stagsden, Bedfordshire: Archaeological Evaluation
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Series:		 Albion Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Brown and Co Property and Business Consultants LLP submitted a pre-planning enquiry to Bedford Borough Council for a residential development at Land West of Village Farm, Spring Lane, Stagsden, Bedfordshire. Albion was commissioned to undertake the evaluation, formulating a trenching strategy and written scheme of investigation that targeted those areas of potential developmental impact - the house plots and access road.. The evaluation revealed a small number of undated features, comprising two truncated ditches, a smaller gulley, a possible tree-throw and deposits associated with an infilled modern pond. All of the features had been affected by general truncation associated with former arable cultivation of the land. A very small assemblage of finds was recovered from the ploughsoil in the vicinity of the infilled pond, comprising small, single pottery sherds of modern and medieval date, as well as animal bone fragments. A tiny, abraded crumb of early medieval pottery was also recovered from the ditch in Trench 9. Overall, the findings of the evaluation suggest that the site contains sparse archaeological remains of no more than negligible to local significance; they have no potential to address regional research objectives. The proposed development of the site for housing will involve ground reduction and excavation of foundations. It is likely that the proposed development would have a negative impact on the sub-surface archaeological remains within the site. However, these remains are not significant and, therefore, the potential archaeological impact of the proposed development is assessed as negligible.
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Author:		 I Turner
G Shane
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Publisher:		 Albion Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Bedford Borough HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2018
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Site: Land at Spring Lane/High Street
County: Bedfordshire
District: Bedford
Parish: STAGSDEN
Country: England
Grid Reference: 498375, 248967 (Easting, Northing)
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) POND (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: albionar1-317739
OBIB: 2018/101
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Created Date:		 30 Apr 2020