Turner, I., Meckseper, C. and Wells, J. (2016). Former DS Smith Site, Reach Road, Burwell, Cambridgeshire. Archaeological Field Evaluation Phase 2. Bedford: Albion Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1088230. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Former DS Smith Site, Reach Road, Burwell, Cambridgeshire. Archaeological Field Evaluation Phase 2
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Series:		 Albion Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Outline planning permission has been granted for residential and employment development of land, formerly occupied by D S Smith factory at Reach Road, Burwell, Cambridgeshire. One of the conditions of the permission related to archaeology and Cambridgeshire County Council's Historic Environment Team issued a brief for an initial stage of archaeological field evaluation comprising trial trenching. Earlier work consisted of the initial phase of trial trenching took place in late November 2014. Seven further trenches were excavated after the demolition of the DS Smith factory in March 2016. Similarly, this revealed a low density of ditches and one large pit. No dating material was retrieved from the ditches but, based on their alignment and proximity, they are thought to be broadly contemporary with a Saxon to medieval settlement excavated in 2002 adjacent to the DS Smith site. In particular the ditches excavated in Trench 17, close to the eastern boundary of the site, could represent a continuation of the main boundary ditch of the settlement. Within the footprint of the demolished DS Smith factory in the centre of the site, the ditches were below a dark layer of soil which contained frequent mollusc shells. This was also observed in Phase 1 trenches and together the deposit forms a linear band of material c.80m wide, suggesting a wet, boggy area or an old channel. The results of the trial trenching suggest that the site may have been agricultural land peripheral to the main medieval settlement excavated in Reach Road to the east. The features have potential to add to our understanding of former land-use at the periphery of a small Saxon to medieval settlement at the edge of Burwell, and more broadly to the origins and development of Burwell itself. Overall, the remains revealed by the evaluation are likely to be of local and, possibly, regional interest.
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Author:		 I Turner
Christiane Meckseper ORCID icon
J Wells
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Publisher:		 Albion Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2016
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Site: Land off Reach Road
County: Cambridgeshire
District: East Cambridgeshire
Parish: BURWELL
Country: England
Grid Reference: 558580, 265700 (Easting, Northing)
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UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) MOLLUSCA REMAINS (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: albionar1-208688
OBIB: Report no: 2016/65
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Created Date:		 29 Oct 2021