Barker, B., Edmondson, G., Starke, W. and Wells, J. (2013). Biggleswade South A1 Roundabout Improvements Bedfordshire Assessment of Potential and UPD. Bedford: Albion Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1088212. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Biggleswade South A1 Roundabout Improvements Bedfordshire Assessment of Potential and UPD
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Series:		 Albion Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 In 2008, arable land on the southern margins of Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, adjacent to Beauford Farm was subject to archaeological evaluation. The evaluation had covered the area beyond the Beauford Farm balancing pond and associated feeder ditch, which had been investigated in 2004. The 2008 evaluation revealed two areas of archaeological significance. The Eastern Area, situated adjacent to the A1 trunk road, contained a series of undated features comprising ditches and pits. The 2013 investigation focused on the part of the Eastern Area impacted by the Biggleswade South - A1 Roundabout Improvements. Below the agricultural soil, the investigation revealed a series of features, ranging in date from the early Iron Age to modern times. A series of ditches indicate redefining of an early Iron Age enclosure, suggesting that the features identified in the vicinity, during the 2008 evaluation, were probably associated. Ditches thought to relate to Roman and post-medieval enclosure systems, as well as evidence for medieval arable cultivation were also identified. The results of the investigation have been fully analysed both structurally and in terms of the small assemblage of finds recovered. It is intended that this summary will be integrated with the result of the wider programme of investigation, comprising the balancing pond, its subsequent extension and associated feeder ditch, to provide a more coherent understanding of the wider landscape.
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Author:		 B Barker
G Edmondson
W Starke
J Wells
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Publisher:		 Albion Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Central Bedfordshire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2013
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Site: Biggleswade South - A1 Roundabout Improvements
County: Bedfordshire
District: Central Bedfordshire
Parish: BIGGLESWADE
Country: England
Grid Reference: 520250, 242940 (Easting, Northing)
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EARLY IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
EARLY IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) FURROW (Monus)
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OASIS Id: albionar1-157423
OBIB: 2013/147
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Created Date:		 29 Oct 2021