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Site of the Former Three Horseshoes PH, 42 Top End, Renhold, Bedfordshire: Archaeological Field Evaluation and Mitigation |
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Albion Archaeology unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
J C Gill Developments received planning permission for the erection of three detached houses on the site of the former Three Horseshoes PH, Top End, Renhold. The initial stage of the fieldwork comprised trial-trench evaluation. Two further areas were subsequently opened in the vicinity of the trenches, as requested by the Archaeological Officer. Given the nature of the recovered data-sets, it was agreed with that the subsequent report would present the results of all stages of the archaeological investigation, including any required analysis of the results. The archaeological investigation revealed a small number of archaeological features dating to the medieval and post-medieval periods. Ditches defining a boundary of some considerable longevity were revealed within the western half of the site. The boundary appears to have spanned the medieval to early post-medieval period. Nearby was a ditch that is likely to have defined one side of the medieval precursor to Top End road, which would have linked the medieval settlements of Salph End, Church End, Lane End, Top End, Workhouse End and Water End. The eastern side of the site was characterised by a number of quarry pits appearing to date back to the medieval and post-medieval periods. They were presumably dug to extract the underlying natural clay. Though lying within the extent of medieval Top End, the features revealed appear to represent activity peripheral to the core of the settlement. The relatively small finds assemblage supports this conclusion, although the recovered pottery and animal bone do at least indicate the presence of domestic activities within the wider environs of the site. |
Author: |
I Turner
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: |
2020
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Three Horse Shoes, 42 Top End |
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Bedfordshire |
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Bedford |
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RENHOLD |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 595570, 252780 (Easting, Northing)
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albionar1-299858 |
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2020/10 |
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Created Date: |
12 Jun 2020 |