Duncan, H., Luke, M., Meckseper, C., Starke, W. and Wells, J. (2013). Valley Farm, Steppingley Road, Flitwick. A Programme of Archaeological Investigation, Recording, Analysis and Publication. Bedford: Albion Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1088226. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Valley Farm, Steppingley Road, Flitwick. A Programme of Archaeological Investigation, Recording, Analysis and Publication
Series The series the publication or report is included in Series:	Albion Archaeology unpublished report series
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1088226
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:	Land adjacent to Steppingley Road and Froghall Road, Flitwick has been allocated for mixed-use development in the Central Bedfordshire Site Allocation DPD Planning permission was granted for the construction of up to 400 new homes, business and industrial development and associated infrastructure. As part of the planning application an archaeological field evaluation was undertaken (albionar1-109336). As a condition of the planning permission, further archaeological investigations were required . This comprised the detailed recording of an onion shed (albionar1-159786) and archaeological excavation of six areastotalling c. 2700m2 and were targeted on the locations of former evaluation trenches. A number of boundaries and land divisions were identified, representing field systems dating to the Roman, medieval and post-medieval periods. A small amount of residual flint also indicates human activity in the area dating to the late Mesolithic and early Neolithic periods, even though this is not represented by sub-surface archaeological remains. Evidence for the Roman field system was concentrated in the northern part of the site, but a further Roman ditch on the same alignment near the southern boundary of the site in Area 1 suggests that the field system may have extended across the whole of the development area. Medieval and post-medieval agricultural boundary ditches and pits of indeterminate function were revealed in the centre of the site. The extreme scarcity of artefacts from the features suggests that the development area is located some distance from any prehistoric, Roman or medieval settlement.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	H Duncan M Luke Christiane Meckseper W Starke 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) Central Bedfordshire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2013
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	Site: Valley Farm, Steppingley Road County: Bedfordshire District: Central Bedfordshire Parish: FLITWICK Country: England Grid Reference: 550000, 287000 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England) MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England) 20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England) POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England) POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England) EXCAVATION (Event)
Identifiers Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc. Identifiers:	OASIS Id: albionar1-201498 OBIB: 2013/162
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	29 Oct 2021

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