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Archaeological evaluation at Wickham Hall, Hadham Road, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 1JG: June 2018 |
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Colchester Archaeological Trust online report series
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Abstract: |
Archaeological evaluation consisting of four trial-trenches. An archaeological evaluation (four trial-trenches) was carried out at Wickham Hall, Hadham Road, Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire in advance of the erection of a new office building and café/restaurant, with associated parking.
Little evidence was found that relates to the historical 16th/17th century farmstead, which could date back as far as 1487. The only discovery that may have been associated with it was a backfilled pond, that occupied the majority of one of the trenches.
There were, however, multiple Roman features uncovered, with most dating from the late 3rd/4th century. These were largely pits and ditches, including two ditches that may form the corner of an enclosure. A large Roman feature was tentatively identified as a quarry pit and was cut through by several later Roman features.
A single Bronze Age/Iron Age ditch indicates the possibility of earlier activity on the site. |
Author: |
M Basiter
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Publisher: |
Colchester Archaeological Trust
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Year of Publication: |
2018
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England |
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Hertfordshire |
Parish: |
Bishop's Stortford |
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East Hertfordshire |
Grid Reference: 547450, 222984 (Easting, Northing)
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Subjects / Periods: |
TRIAL TRENCH
(Event)
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SHERD
(Object England)
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ROMAN SHERD
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PIT
(Monument Type England)
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ROMAN PIT
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DITCH
(Monument Type England)
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IRON AGE DITCH
(Tag)
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SHERD
(Object England)
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IRON AGE SHERD
(Tag)
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DITCH
(Monument Type England)
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ROMAN DITCH
(Tag)
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IRON AGE
(Historic England Periods)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: |
colchest3-292568 |
OBIB: |
CAT Report 1288 |
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This report was uploaded to the OASIS system by the named Publisher. The report has been transferred into the ADS Library for public access and to facilitate future research.
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Created Date: |
19 Jul 2022 |