Duncan, H., Koziminski, M., Wardill, R. and Wells, J. (2016). Leighton Middle School Extension, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire: Archaeological Investigation, Recording, Analysis and Publication. Bedford: Albion Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1082198. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Leighton Middle School Extension, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire: Archaeological Investigation, Recording, Analysis and Publication
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1082198
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:	Planning permission was granted by Central Bedfordshire Council () for the construction of two new classroom blocks, remodelling and refurbishment of the existing dining block and the creation of additional car parking spaces at Leighton Middle School, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. Two trenches were investigated ; both were 2m wide and 17.5m long. Trench 1, on higher ground, contained a landscaping/levelling deposit possibly associated with the construction of lawn tennis courts between 1855 and 1879/80. The majority of the remains within the trench pre-date the deposition of that layer and are of late post-medieval and modern date; they were cut into the buried subsoil and yielded datable artefacts. A large millstone fragment datable to the late medieval / post-medieval period, recovered from a pit, is believed to be residual in that context. Trench 2 contained substantial layers of buried topsoil and subsoil that sealed archaeological features in the form of two ditches that joined at right angles and were probably contemporary. Based on the size and spatial position of the ditches they are thought to have served as a possible enclosure boundary with a contemporary sub-division. A soil sample taken from the NNE-SSW aligned ditch produced a small and abraded pottery sherd of possible late Iron Age date. Given its size and condition, the sherd is likely to be residual in the ditch and cannot provide a secure date for it.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	H Duncan Marcin Koziminski R Wardill J Wells
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Albion Archaeology
Other Person/Org Other people or organisations for this publication or report Other Person/Org:	Historic England (OASIS Reviewer) Please note: this record has been validated by-proxy by Historic England.
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2016
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	Site: Leighton Middle School Extension County: Bedfordshire District: Central Bedfordshire Parish: LEIGHTON LINSLADE Country: England Grid Reference: 491799, 224941 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) MILLSTONE (Object England) UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England) 20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England) POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England) UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England) TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
Identifiers Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc. Identifiers:	OASIS Id: albionar1-230393 OBIB: 2016/4
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	22 Oct 2020

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