Coyne, J., Griffith, G. and Cook, J. (2023). Land at Bidwell West, Plots H & I, Houghton Regis, Central Bedfordshire: Archaeological Excavation. Cirencester: Cotswold Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1117496. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land at Bidwell West, Plots H & I, Houghton Regis, Central Bedfordshire: Archaeological Excavation
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Series:		 Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 The Plots H & I site comprised two excavation areas totalling 2.11 ha agreed with Matin Oake (CBCAA) and informed by the preceding DBA (CA 2014a), geophysical survey (PCG 2014) and trial-trench evaluation (CA 2014b). The fieldwork followed the methodology set out within the WSI (CA 2016). Two excavation areas were opened within the site:  Area H (c. 0.84ha): located to investigate a block of former ridge and furrow identified on the geophysical survey, and to establish if the Romano-British remains in Area I extend into this area; and  Area I (c. 1.27ha): located to investigate the extent and character of the Romano-British ditches identified during the evaluation (CA 2014b), and the plough furrows located in this area. The current works have identified that the Romano-British pottery recovered during the evaluation was residual material within medieval ditches. Between July and September 2021, Cotswold Archaeology carried out an archaeological excavation at Land at Bidwell West, Plots H and I (previously part of the Advanced Infrastructure Works (AIW) scheme), Houghton Regis, Central Bedfordshire, on behalf of Storey Homes. Two excavation areas (H and I) of 0.84ha and 1.27ha respectively were excavated within the site. Multi-period activity spanning the Early Bronze Age to post-medieval periods was identified across both areas. Several dispersed discrete features of early prehistoric date included a pit, radiocarbon dated to the Early Bronze Age. The main period of occupation was later prehistoric and comprised several boundary or enclosure ditches along with features that probably represented peripheral settlement activity. A small number of Roman pits indicate the site was probably located some distance from any associated settlement during this period. Medieval boundary ditches and ridge-and-furrow cultivation shared an alignment with Bedford Road, adjacent to the medieval Bidwell village. Post-medieval remains were limited to a small number of field boundary ditches. Early Prehistoric artefactual material comprised residual Mesolithic and Neolithic worked flints and sherds of an Early Bronze Age Collared Urn and Middle Bronze Age barrel-shaped vessel of the Deverel-Rimbury tradition. Late Prehistoric pottery included Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age material. A relative absence of Middle to Late Iron Age pottery suggests a hiatus prior to the Roman occupation of the site, which, as the pottery assemblage indicates, probably spanned the 1st - 4th centuries. Medieval pottery was almost entirely 11th - 14th century in date. Other medieval finds suggest a degree of horse traffic and textile related craftwork in the vicinity. Post-medieval structural fixtures and fittings are suggestive of built structures within the wider area during this period.
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Author:		 J Coyne
G Griffith
J Cook
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Publisher:		 Cotswold Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Central Bedfordshire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2023
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County: Central Bedfordshire
County: Bedfordshire
District: Central Bedfordshire
Parish: Houghton Regis
Country: England
Grid Reference: 501171, 224703 (Easting, Northing)
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PIT (Monument Type England)
DITCH (Monument Type England)
IRON AGE DITCH (Tag)
ROMAN TRACKWAY (Tag)
EARLY NEOLITHIC PIT (Tag)
ROMAN PIT (Tag)
TRACKWAY (Monument Type England)
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ROMAN BOUNDARY DITCH (Tag)
MIDDLE BRONZE AGE POST BUILT STRUCTURE (Tag)
EARLY BRONZE AGE PIT (Tag)
IRON AGE RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Tag)
POST MEDIEVAL DITCH (Tag)
EARLY BRONZE AGE POST BUILT STRUCTURE (Tag)
POST BUILT STRUCTURE (Monument Type England)
BOUNDARY DITCH (Monument Type England)
RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Monument Type England)
MIDDLE BRONZE AGE DITCH (Tag)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods)
EARLY BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods)
MIDDLE BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
EARLY NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: cotswold2-522732
Report id: MK0292_2
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Created Date:		 12 Feb 2024