Starke, W. (2018). Land at Potton Road, Wrestlingworth, Bedfordshire: Archaeological Field Evaluation and Heritage Statement. Bedford: Albion Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1082202. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land at Potton Road, Wrestlingworth, Bedfordshire: Archaeological Field Evaluation and Heritage Statement
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Series:		 Albion Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Central Bedfordshire Council Social Care, Health and Housing sought pre-application advice (on the proposed erection of eight affordable housing units at Potton Road, Wrestlingworth. The site had previously been occupied by a tree nursery, although this activity stopped approximately eight years ago, based on a combination of information from local residents and aerial photographic images. Prior to this the land had been used for grazing. The trial trenching took place in early May 2018 and comprised the excavation of four trenches, each measuring 20m in length and c. 1.8m in width, positioned to test the areas affected by the proposed development. The evaluation identified a small number of archaeological features in the central and eastern part of the site (Trenches 2-4). These comprised a small pit, two ditches on roughly similar alignments and a large quarry. Although a small quantity of St Neots-type late Saxon pottery was recovered from the fill of one of the ditches and the large quarry, this material is considered to be residual as the character of the fills of the features suggests they are of recent date. Trench 1 was devoid of archaeological features or deposits. Overall, the findings of the evaluation suggest that the site contains sparse archaeological remains. Although some contain late Saxon pottery, the nature of the features and their stratigraphy suggest that they represent modern rather than late Saxon activity.
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Author:		 W Starke
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Publisher:		 Albion Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2018
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Site: Potton Road, Wrestlingworth
County: Bedfordshire
District: Central Bedfordshire
Parish: WRESTLINGWORTH AND COCKAYNE HATLEY
Country: England
Grid Reference: 525690, 247500 (Easting, Northing)
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EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: albionar1-307415
OBIB: 2018/59
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Created Date:		 22 Oct 2020