Keir, W., Turner, I. and Watts, C. (2021). Welch's Transport Ltd, High Street, Henlow, Bedfordshire: Stage 1 Archaeological Evaluation, vers. 1.1. Bedford: Albion Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1088286. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Welch's Transport Ltd, High Street, Henlow, Bedfordshire: Stage 1 Archaeological Evaluation, vers. 1.1
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Series:		 Albion Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Central Bedfordshire Council granted outline planning permission for up to 20 dwellings at Welch's Transport Ltd, High Street, Henlow, The condition required a trial-trench evaluation to determine if the site contained significant archaeological remains. No features earlier than post-medieval in date were identified in any of the trenches, although the presence of a few small sherds of early medieval pottery occurring as residual finds in later features does hint at earlier activity in the wider vicinity. The post-medieval features included a substantial ditch. A number of post-medieval postholes were also revealed, of which one in Trench 2 and three in Trench 8 may be associated with nearby boundaries marked on the 1798 Enclosure map and later OS maps. Several pits were associated with more recent activity. These included a large quarry pit and two large pits which appeared to have been backfilled with a variety of modern materials prior to the building/consolidation of the transport depot in the late 1970s. A small number of undated features included two shallow ditches.The trenches within the low-lying west end contained evidence of a N-S aligned palaeochannel. The small amount of post-medieval and modern finds recovered from its fill suggests it may have remained as a shallow watercourse until relatively recently.
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Author:		 Wesley Keir
I Turner
C Watts
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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:		 2021
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Site: Welch's Transport Yard
County: Bedfordshire
District: Central Bedfordshire
Parish: HENLOW
Country: England
Grid Reference: 517610, 238120 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CERAMIC (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) POST HOLE (Monument Type England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) QUARRY PIT (Monus)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: albionar1-401636
OBIB: 2021/6
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Created Date:		 29 Oct 2021