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Land adjacent to 156 High Street, Riseley, Bedfordshire: Archaeological Field Evaluation |
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Albion Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
A planning application was submitted to Bedford Borough Council for the erection of four two-bedroom retirement bungalows, two three-bedroom retirement bungalows and allotments at Land adjacent to 156 High Street, Riseley, Bedfordshire, MK44 1DR. Bedford Borough Council's Senior Archaeological Officer advised that the proposed development area lay within a locally designated Area of Archaeological Interest and that a pre-determination archaeological evaluation was required Archaeological features were revealed in three trial trenches in the NW half of the area. These included seven ditches, some of which produced a small number of pottery sherds that broadly date the features to the medieval period. Two additional ditches were present, one of uncertain later date, the other likely to be post-medieval/modern. Trenches 4, 5 and 6 in the SE half revealed no archaeological features. The four parallel ditches on a NE-SW alignment in Trench 2 probably represent a succession of recuts to a significant boundary, running on a similar alignment to the High Street c.40m to the north-west. Two ditches, in Trenches 1 and 3 were on an approximately perpendicular NW-SE alignment. These ditches may represent a mix of boundary/drainage features within a medieval 'plot'. The plot would have fronted on to the High Street, a route-way which is likely to be of considerable antiquity. An additional ditch of uncertain date may have had a drainage function. The post-medieval/modern ditch may represent a later plot boundary. |
Author: |
A King
I Turner
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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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Land adjacent to 156 High Street |
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Bedfordshire |
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Bedford |
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RISELEY |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 504630, 263160 (Easting, Northing)
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albionar1-380067 |
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2020/20 |
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22 Oct 2020 |