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1 Eastern Region Essex (C ) TM AIP database ID: {A3F FA E80-B169F } Parish: St. Osyth Postal Code: CO168PA 35 CLACTON ROAD, ST. OSYTH An Archaeological Evaluation at 35 Clacton Road, St. Osyth, Essex Brooks, H & Holloway, B Colchester : Colchester Archaeological Trust, 2009, 5pp, colour pls, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Colchester Archaeological Trust A 12m long evaluation trench revealed three post-medieval pits, a post-medieval brick and tile foundation, and a modern post hole. No archaeological evidence was recovered relating to the medieval development of St. Osyth, or to the priory complex. The excavated features appeared to derive from domestic activity associated with properties fronting onto Clacton Road. [Au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: MO, PM (C ) TM AIP database ID: {CA157AC5-2C1B-462A-BE5D-A18ABC9BBB9E} Postal Code: CO168ES WILDACRE, LEE WICK LANE, ST. OSYTH Wildacre, Lee Wick Lane, St. Osyth, Essex. Archaeological Evaluation by Trial-Trenching Germany, M Braintree : Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit, 2009, 8pp, colour pls, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit Lee Wick farmhouse was a Grade II Listed Building dating to the 16th century. A Roman red hill [salt extraction site] was investigated by W. Cole in the vicinity of the farmhouse in This evaluation revealed a shallow-cut feature and two deposits of natural clay. No finds were recovered, and the function of the cut feature was not evident. [Au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: UD Uttlesford (C ) TL AIP database ID: {CE704BE9-BFF FFDF253CD8B8} Parish: Great Chesterford Postal Code: CB101NU ELM COTTAGE, NEWMARKET ROAD, GREAT CHESTERFORD Elm Cottage, Newmarket Road, Great Chesterford, Essex. Archaeological Evaluation Sparrow, P Braintree : Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit, 2009, 27pp, colour pls, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit The site was situated to the north of the centre of Great Chesterford and was within the area of the Scheduled Ancient Monument which encompassed both the early Roman fort and later Roman town remains. The specific objective of this work was to establish the presence of the western defensive wall of the late Roman town which, on the strength of previous discoveries in the surrounding vicinity, was judged to run beneath the cottage and the site of the proposed music room extension to the south. Substantial remains of the town wall foundation were confirmed to be present in the north-eastern end of the music room trench, comprising large flint nodules and chalk rubble within a sandy mortar

2 matrix. Stratified Roman deposits of apparent dumped material were also identified against its southwestern (interior) side. The overlying archaeological activity comprised a series of modern (Victorian) walls and surfaces, presumably belonging to an ancillary building. The test pit located to the rear of the house contained two modern services and a chalk and tile layer overlying a post-medieval buried soil which also contained one residual fragment of Roman brick. [Au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: MO, PM, RO OASIS ID :essexcou (C ) AIP database ID: {6DA A D094360A} TL OASIS Record: Elm Cottage, Newmarket Road, Great Chesterford, Essex Elm Cottage, Newmarket Road, Great Chesterford: Archaeological Evaluation Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit Braintree : Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit, 2009, A4 bound document Work undertaken by: Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit In October 2009 Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit conducted an archaeological evaluation at Elm Cottage, Newmarket Road, Great Chesterford (NGR TL ) in advance of two proposed extensions to the existing building. A trial trench measuring SMR primary record number: OASIS ID :essexcou (C ) TL AIP database ID: {4B80E85F-0A9D-4407-B C4E9B1C} Parish: Great Dunmow Postal Code: CM6 1AE HIGH STREET, GREAT DUNMOW High Street, Great Dunmow, Essex, Archaeological Evaluation by Trial Trenching (Addendum To 2003 And 2007 Reports ) Germany, M Braintree : Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit, 2009, 11pp, colour pls, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit A third phase of phase of trial trenching evaluation was carried out in advance of ongoing redevelopment. The excavation of a single trench revealed a late 18th/19th-century pit, a modern pit, two modern drains and an associated drain-hole. No remains of medieval or earlier date were identified at this location. All features cut natural sand and gravel and lay beneath disturbed topsoil and modern hardcore which became thicker towards High Street, reaching a maximum combined depth of c.1.2m. This constituted further evidence for a low to modest presence/survival of remains of domestic and commercial activities in backyard areas of the historic Core of Great Dunmow. [Au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: MO, PM, MD OASIS ID :essexcou (C ) AIP database ID: {6DA A D094360A} TL OASIS Record: High Street, Great Dunmow High Street, Great Dunmow, Essex. Archaeological Evaluation by Trial Trenching (Addendum to 2003 and 2007 reports)

3 Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit Fairfield Court, Fairfield Road, Braintree, Essex : Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit, 2009, A4. 6 pages of text and tables. 3 figures. 2 colour plates Work undertaken by: Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit A third phase of trial-trenching in advance of housing construction to the rear of the properties along the northern side of 37 to 61High Street, Great Dunmow revealed a late 18th / 19th century pit, a modern pit and two modern drains beneath c. 1m of mod SMR primary record number: OASIS ID :essexcou (C ) TL AIP database ID: {8F B5B-48B7-97D D639B5} Parish: Langley Postal Code: CB114RY LAND ADJACENT TO GRANGE COTTAGES, LANGLEY UPPER GREEN Land Adjacent to Grange Cottages, Langley Upper Green, Essex. Archaeological Evaluation by Trial-Trenching Germany, M Braintree : Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit, 2009, 3pp, colour pls, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit No archaeological remains were encountered during the evaluation. [Au(abr)] (C ) TL AIP database ID: {4C8AF0ED-4E3A-4967-BB13-7BE371AF5D2A} Parish: Little Canfield Postal Code: CM6 1TA THE REST, DUNMOW ROAD, LITTLE CANFIELD The Rest, Dunmow Road, Little Canfield, Essex. Archaeological Evaluation by Trial Trenching Germany, M Braintree : Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit, 2009, 4pp, colour pls, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit No archaeological remains were encountered during the evaluation. [Au(abr)] SMR primary record number: (C ) TL AIP database ID: {8ACCAB75-B355-44F6-8E40-C2B7BF6F3FB8} Parish: Newport Postal Code: CB113QY LAND AT GLYN-COLIN, HIGH STREET, NEWPORT Land at Glyn-Colin, High Street, Newport Essex. Archaeological Evaluation Ennis, T Braintree : Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit, 2009, 22pp, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit A single trench was excavated within the footprint of the proposed new building. A few sherds of residual medieval pottery were recovered, but no features to indicate that this part of Newport was developed in the medieval period. No remains of Prehistoric, Roman or Saxon date were identified. The earliest excavated feature was a cess pit dating to the post-medieval period that may have been associated with the nearby 17th century Brown House. A north-south aligned ditch may also have dated to this period. In the 19th century a flint garden wall was built upon the by now infilled ditch.

4 The land to the west of the wall was built-up and levelled while to the east there was a drop to an area of terraced garden. Subsequent landscaping had removed the wall. [Au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: MD, PM, MO OASIS ID :essexcou (C ) TL AIP database ID: {CF BA2-A2DD-C CCE} Parish: Thaxted Postal Code: CM6 2LE COWELL AND COOPER, WEAVERHEAD LANE, THAXTED An Archaeological Evaluation at Cowell and Cooper, Weaverhead Lane, Thaxted, Essex Brooks, H Colchester : Colchester Archaeological Trust, 2009, 15pp, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Colchester Archaeological Trust The site lay on the edge of the historic core of the medieval town of Thaxted. An evaluation of five trenches revealed two archaeological features and two natural features. The only significant feature was a shallow cut which may have been either a late medieval ditch adjacent to a post-medieval ditch (a possible plot boundary), or a post-medieval cut feature with some residual late medieval material. Medieval potsherds found in residual contexts may indicate some use of this area in the medieval period, possibly for cultivation. There was no evidence of commercial activity or of the manufacture of cutlery. [Au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: MO, MD, PM OASIS ID :colchest Broxbourne Hertfordshire (C ) TL AIP database ID: {6DA A D094360A} Parish: CHESHUNT OASIS Record: Cullings Manor Fieldwalking and Excavation on the Site of Cullings 'Manor', Cheshunt, Herts., October April 2009 (with Notes on Earlier Fieldwalking and Research) Enfield Archaeological Society Enfield : Enfield Archaeological Society, 2009, Loose Bound A4 Work undertaken by: Enfield Archaeological Society Excavation following fieldwalking, documentary and map research recovered evidence for early Medieval activity and sampled the known moat and areas within it. Despite early Medieval pottery finds the moat appeared to define a terraced, path quadranted, pa SMR primary record number: OASIS ID :enfielda (C ) TL AIP database ID: {AEB A-46CF-9F EC954EF6} Parish: HODDESDON URBAN Postal Code: EN119DL HERTFORD ROAD, HODDESDON An Archaeological Evaluation: Hertford Road, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire Hawkins, D London : CgMs, 2009, 35pp, colour pls, figs,refs Work undertaken by: CgMs, Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd. Two trial trenches were excavated in each of two vacant plots. In Trenches 1a and 2, a series of large, regular pits had been cut into the sand and gravel. Limited dating evidence from the pits suggested a

5 17th/18th century date and they appeared to have been associated with quarrying. The regularity and precise nature of their excavation suggested individual cart loads of gravel were being excavated. The pits were sealed by a silty deposits which resembled a subsoil but which contained non-natural materials suggested a more recent origin, possible in the 19th century. [Au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: PM OASIS ID :preconst Dacorum (C ) SP AIP database ID: {86BC F1-A E9F00988} Parish: Berkhamsted Postal Code: HP4 1HB 4 CASTLE HILL, BERKHAMSTED Archaeological Evaluation: 4 Castle Hill, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire Zeepvat, B Milton Keynes : Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd., 2009, 18pp, colour pls, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd. A small trial trench was opened on the east side of the house, adjacent to the location of the proposed conservatory, and a larger one to the south, on the site of the proposed garage. Both trenches were cut through turf and plough soil to the underlying natural. No archaeological features, deposits or artefacts were revealed in either trench. [Au(abr)] SMR primary record number: R2415 (C ) SP AIP database ID: {68A2EC0A-C954-4FE3-AB04-A1E5B8CDDB2C} Postal Code: HP4 2BN MANOR STREET, BERKHAMSTED Archaeological Evaluation: Manor Street, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire Summerfield-Hill, C & Kaye, D Milton Keynes : Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd., 2009, 36pp, colour pls, figs, refs Work undertaken by: Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd. Trench 1 contained the remains of a large feature containing quantities of tile, animal bone and medieval metalworking slag and one sherd of Hertfordshire Grey Ware and a small modern gully. Trench 3 contained the remnants of a brick-built structure likely to be part of the 18th century house, "Manor Croft", and a substantial feture containing evidence of medieval and possibly Saxon pottery and metalworking slay. [Au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: MD (C ) TL AIP database ID: {507F1FC6-F147-4BFB-A827-72AB10211E74} Parish: Flamstead Postal Code: AL3 8EZ FRIARS WASH, REDBOURN Friars Wash, Redbourn, Hertfordshire. Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results Wessex Archaeology Salisbury : Wessex Archaeology, 2009, 41pp, pls, colour pls, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Wessex Archaeology

6 Archaeological recording and post-excavation analysis was undertaken on an evaluation by Channel 4 s "Time Team" at Friars Wash. The earliest deposits encountered comprised possible buried soils recorded in Trenches 1 and 2, both of which predated the construction of the masonry structures. Although no dating evidence was recovered from either of these deposits, finds recovered from the metalled surface directly overlying the possible buried soil in Trench 1 suggested a late 1st or 2nd century AD construction date for the structure, and presumably also the surrounding ambulatory walls, with activity on the site continuing into the late 4th century AD. The ground plans of the two structures in Trench 1 identified them as a pair of Romano-British temples of quite an unusual form, the two central cellae (square buildings) being surrounded in each case by an outer ambulatory wall, with the ambulatories separated by a common dividing wall. The small, approximately square building recorded in Trench 3 could represent a third temple cellae, but its small size was more suggestive of an ancillary building. The circular structure in Trench 2 was similar in form to other known Romano-British religious buildings and may be either a temple or a shrine. The approximately square flint and chalk footing in the centre of the circular building was probably for a plinth, which, from the presence of a small slot around two of its sides, may have been clad in higher quality stone or timber. The evaluation trenching demonstrated that, although to an extent plough-damaged, the sub-surface archaeological remains were generally well-preserved. The confirmation of the ground plan and date of the temple structures first observed on an aerial photograph was significant, although only a small part of the site was investigated, and dating evidence was largely confined to post-demolition contexts. [Au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: RO OASIS ID :wessexar (C ) TL AIP database ID: {FB525FFA-8F F-DA59E089A415} Parish: Markyate Postal Code: AL3 8PB LAND TO THE REAR OF HIGH STREET, MARKYATE Land to the Rear of High Street, Markyate, Hertfordshire Summerfield-Hill, C Milton Keynes : Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd., 2009, 20pp, colour pls, figs, refs Work undertaken by: Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd. The development site was adjacent to an area of known Roman remains. Four evaluation trenches were excavated but no significant archaeological features or artefacts were present. [Au(abr)] SMR primary record number: R2481 OASIS ID :archaeol (C ) SP AIP database ID: {69C5BD10-EB79-453D E990573AAEC} Parish: Northchurch Postal Code: HP4 3TY CHILTERN YOUNG RIDERS LODGE, BERKHAMSTED Chiltern Young Riders Lodge, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. Archaeological Field Evaluation Ingham, D Bedford : Albion Archaeology, 2009, 10pp, colour pls, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Albion Archaeology Trial trench evaluation of the proposed development area identified no remains of archaeological significance, despite its location within an area that is rich in archaeological remains. It was therefore reasonable to extrapolate that the development area contained negligible archaeological potential. [Au(abr)] OASIS ID :albionar

7 (C ) SP AIP database ID: {F1212E57-9FAD-469F-B68E-5BB317D02DAF} Parish: Tring Postal Code: HP235PA 100 GROVE ROAD, TRING Archaeological Evaluation: 100 Grove Road, Tring, Hertfordshire Summerfield-Hill, C Milton Keynes : Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd., 2009, 19pp, colour pls, figs, refs Work undertaken by: Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd. No archaeological features or deposits were observed within the excavated trenches. [Au(abr)] SMR primary record number: R2448 OASIS ID :archaeol East Hertfordshire (C ) TL AIP database ID: {357D5989-A0BC-4474-AC D} Parish: Buntingford Postal Code: SG9 9JJ STATION HOUSE, ASPENDEN ROAD, BUNTINGFORD Station House, Aspenden Road, Buntingford, Hertfordshire Archaeological Evaluation Pozorski, Z Hertford : Archaeological Solutions, 2009, 17pp, colour pls, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Archaeological Solutions The evaluation revealed an undated post hole, a tree hollow, and modern yard surfaces and demolition debris. [Au] Archaeological periods represented: MO, UD OASIS ID :archaeol (C ) TL AIP database ID: {4D1E103F-1B43-4D25-9B E61} Parish: Hertford Postal Code: SG141JE 14A ST. ANDREW STREET 14a St. Andrew Street, Hertford, Hertfordshire. An Archaeological Evaluation Pozorski, Z Hertford : Archaeological Solutions, 2009, 24pp, colour pls, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Archaeological Solutions The site lay within the historic medieval and post-medieval core of Hertford town and close to Area of Archaeological Significance No It was located to the north of the early routeway of St. Andrew Street, and to the rear of street front buildings. One evaluation trench was excavated and it revealed three ditches and two pits dated to the post-medieval period. [Au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: PM OASIS ID :archaeol (C ) TL AIP database ID: {DB64ECBB-E7D8-4F4D-9964-CEEB1BF17BCE} Parish: Little Hadham Postal Code: SG112DG ASHCROFT FARM, STORTFORD ROAD, LITTLE HADHAM Ashcroft Farm, Stortford Road, Little Hadham, Hertfordshire. Archaeological Evaluation Barlow, G Hertford : Archaeological Solutions, 2009, 22pp, colour pls, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Archaeological Solutions

8 In October 2009 an archaeological trial trench evaluation was undertaken of land at Ashcroft Farm. The site lay within the historic core of the settlement of Little Hadham, close to a crossing point of the river Rib which has been use since at least the Roman period. It lay within area of archaeological potential for remains of prehistoric, Roman, medieval and post-medieval date. Also it lay alongside the line of Roman Stane Street (which ran from Braughing to Colchester). In the event the evaluation revealed only modern and undated (likely modern) features (pits and post holes). [Au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: UD, MO OASIS ID :archaeol (C ) TL AIP database ID: {4B3D183D-572B-45CC-A733-84DA76374FE9} Parish: Sawbridgeworth Postal Code: CM219BY LEVENTHORPE SCHOOL, CAMBRIDGE ROAD, SAWBRIDGEWORTH Leventhorpe School, Cambridge Road, Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire. An Archaeological Evaluation Weale, A & Hopkins, H Reading : Thames Valley Archaeological Services, 2009, 25pp, colour pls, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Thames Valley Archaeological Services Only undated or relatively recent features were identified and the site was considered to have low archaeological potential. [Au] Archaeological periods represented: UD, MO OASIS ID :thamesva (C ) TL AIP database ID: {7A1ABADE-E17A F7-16F754C3C0BC} Postal Code: CM227SE THORLEY FLOOD POUND/SPELLBROOK RESERVOIR, SPELLBROOK Thorley Flood Pound/Spellbrook Reservoir, Spellbrook, Hertfordshire. An Archaeological Evaluation Report Clarke, C Twickenham : AOC Archaeology Group, 2009, 23pp, colour pls, figs, refs Work undertaken by: AOC Archaeology Group The evaluation comprised two hand-excavated test pits. Both test pits demonstrated that disturbed topsoil and subsoil horizons overlay undisturbed alluvial clay deposits. Finds collected indicated the disturbance in the upper soil profile took place during the late post-medieval/modern period. No features or finds of archaeological significance were encountered during the course of the evaluation. [Au(abr)] OASIS ID :aocarcha (C ) TL AIP database ID: {BBA0E4F9-BB1B-4970-BCCA-F44183EB651E} Parish: Stanstead St. Margarets Postal Code: SG128EJ LAND NORTH OF THE CLOCK HOUSE, HODDESDON ROAD, STANSTEAD ST. MARGARETS Land North of the Clock House, Hoddesdon Road, Stanstead St. Margarets, Hertfordshire. An Archaeological Evaluation Pozorski, Z Hertford : Archaeological Solutions, 2009, 26pp, colour pls, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Archaeological Solutions

9 The evaluation revealed three ditches, medieval (12th-14th century) and one undated. It also revealed a layer of peat. The latter had been previously examined. [Au] OASIS ID :archaeol Hertsmere (C ) TQ AIP database ID: {18052DE6-A614-4D3D-B67B-3264A7BB4B3C} Parish: Aldenham Postal Code: WD2 8BE GLEBE HOUSE, CHURCH LANE, ALDENHAM Glebe House, Church Lane, Aldenham, Hertfordshire. Archaeological Field Evaluation Newboult, J Bedford : Albion Archaeology, 2009, 18pp, colour pls, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Albion Archaeology The results of the trial trenching demonstrated that there was no significant remains within the footprint of the proposed dwelling. However, the results of the geophysical survey showed potential for archaeological remains to survive elsewhere within the development area. No remains were encountered that would preclude development within the footprint of the proposed dwelling. If the location of the building were to change, or additional construction works were planned, the remains identified by geophysical survey would require further characterisation. [Au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: MO, PM OASIS ID :albionar (C ) TQ AIP database ID: {87CC9837-9C28-42E1-8FA2-A90891EF7FA8} Parish: BUSHEY Postal Code: WD232TW PURCELL SCHOOL, ALDENHAM ROAD, BUSHEY Purcell School, Aldenham Road, Bushey, Hertfordshire Rouse, C Milton Keynes : Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd., 2009, 23pp, colour pls, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd. Two trenches and two test pits were excavated within the development area revealing that the area had been both built up and terraced in the recent past. Three modern post holes and three modern ditches were revealed. [Au(abr)] SMR primary record number: r2391 Archaeological periods represented: MO North Hertfordshire (C ) TL AIP database ID: {BC2A6C01-D07E-4A1F-8B AB33EC42} Parish: BALDOCK Postal Code: SG7 6ND RENTOKIL SITE, 4 LONDON ROAD, BALDOCK Rentokil Site, 4 London Road, Baldock, Hertfordshire. Archaeological Desk-based Impact Assessment & Archaeological Evaluation Pozorski, Z & Peachey, A Hertford : Archaeological Solutions, 2009, 32pp, colour pls, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Archaeological Solutions The site was situated to the south of the town centre of Baldock. It was located within Area of Archaeological Significance No. 96, which identified the potential for settlement evidence from the

10 Bronze Age, Iron Age, Roman and medieval periods in Baldock. In the event the trial trench evaluation revealed no archaeological features or finds. [Au(abr)] OASIS ID :archaeol (C ) TL AIP database ID: {6DA A D094360A} Parish: BARLEY Postal Code: SG8 8JN OASIS Record: Land Opposite Farriers, Church End, Barley 'Waylands', (land opposite 'Farriers'), Church End, Barley, Hertfordshire: Archaeological Monitoring Report Heritage Network Letchworth, Hertfordshire : Heritage Network, 2009, A4 booklet, comb bound, green cover, 7 pages, 2 figures, 3 plates Work undertaken by: Heritage Network In response to a condition on the planning permission for a new house and garage opposite 'Farriers', Church End, Barley, Hertfordshire, and following the evaluation of the site, the Heritage Network was commissioned by the owners to undertake the archaeo SMR primary record number: OASIS ID :heritage (C ) TL AIP database ID: {696355A8-8E31-46A E49F6D7C4} Parish: Hitchen Postal Code: SG4 0BN EAST COAST MAIN LINE (ECML) HITCHIN GRADE SEPARATION Archaeological Evaluation for the East Coast Main Line (ECML) Hitchin Grade Separation, Hertfordshire. December 2008 and March 2009 Carlyle, S Northampton : Northamptonshire Archaeology, 2009, 37pp, colour pls, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Northamptonshire Archaeology In December 2008 and March 2009, an evaluation was carried out along the proposed route of the East Coast Main Line Hitchin Grade Separation. The earliest archaeological remains, which dated to the Early Bronze Age, were encountered at the western end of the site and comprised two intercutting pits, one of which contained a sherd from a decorated beaker. Nearby, a Neolithic scraper and a Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age barbed-and-tanged arrowhead were found in the ploughsoil. Several shallow pits containing sherds of early Middle Iron Age pottery were also identified in the same area. Close to Stotfold Road, a small ditch forming one side of a possible rectangular enclosure was found to contain a sherd of Roman greyware. An unmetalled track bounded by side ditches, which probably dated to the Iron Age, ran roughly parallel and to the west of Stotfold Road, in the direction of the hillfort on Wilbury Hill. A cluster of medieval/post-medieval quarry pits and the remains of 19th century field ditches were also identified. Several features, including a large area of possible quarrying on the ridge at the east end of the site, remained undated. [Au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: RO, IA, MD, PM, MO, EBA, NE, MIA, UD (C ) TL AIP database ID: {26052DF6-CC8A-4F3A-8BF7-69D57C0B8E7F} Parish: LETCHWORTH Postal Code: SG6 4NU FORMER MURCO FILLING STATION, SOUTHFIELDS, LETCHWORTH Former Murco Filling Station, Southfields, Letchworth, Hertfordshire

11 Fell, D Milton Keynes : Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd., 2009, 36pp, colour pls, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd. The assessment revealed that archaeological remains were not currently known from the development site, but that a number of significant sites were situated in the surrounding area. The southern part of the development site contained a significant quantity of made ground but the northern area was probably less disturbed. The principal new buildings were largely to be restricted to the south part of the development site. [Au(abr)] OASIS ID :archaeol (C ) TL AIP database ID: {6DA A D094360A} Postal Code: SG6 1UA OASIS Record: Trembaths, Talbot Way, Letchworth, Hertfordshire, SG6 1UA Trembaths, Talbot Way, Letchworth, Hertfordshire. An archaeological evaluation report MOL Archaeology London : MOL Archaeology, 2009, Work undertaken by: MOL Archaeology Two evaluation trenches were excavated on the site within the rear garden of the existing nursing home. Only one natural feature was located on site, the remains of a tree hole. Two residual pieces of Roman pottery were found in the subsoil. [OASIS] SMR primary record number: OASIS ID :molas (C ) AIP database ID: {21BA5129-0BFC-40C7-A F69E99F3} TL Postal Code: SG6 1ED TREMBATHS, TALBOT WAY, LETCHWORTH Trembaths, Talbot Way, Letchworth, Hertfordshire An Archaeological Evaluation Report March 2009 Anthony, S London : Museum of London Archaeology Service, 2009, 25pp, colour pls, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Museum of London Archaeology Service Two evaluation pits/trenches were excavated on the site. The results helped to refine the initial assessment of the archaeological potential of the site. Only one natural feature, the remains of a tree hole, was located on site and two residual pieces of Roman pottery were found in the subsoil. In the light of revised understanding of the archaeological potential of the site the report concluded the impact of the proposed redevelopment was low. [Au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: RO OASIS ID :molas (C ) TL , AIP database ID: {2D64AA2D F-82EE-FF98BA6B2E36} TL Parish: Offley Postal Code: LU2 8QD, LU2 8QA MEMORIAL HALL AND ELMTREE AVENUE, COCKERNHOE Archaeological Evaluation. Memorial Hall and Elmtree Avenue, Cockernhoe, Hertfordshire Hunn, J & Hancock, A Milton Keynes : Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd., 2009, 18pp, colour pls, figs, tabs, refs

12 Work undertaken by: Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd. During this phase, a 40m long east-west aligned trench was excavated. No archaeological deposits, finds or features pre-dating the modern period were observed. [Au(abr)] SMR primary record number: R2490 (C ) TL AIP database ID: {5E58F728-0C7C-4BE4-B F2F3EA81F} Parish: Royston Postal Code: SG8 9NU IVY FARM, ROYSTON Archaeological Evaluation at Ivy Farm, Royston, Hertfordshire Mason, P Northampton : Northamptonshire Archaeology, 2009, 18pp, colour pls, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Northamptonshire Archaeology Trial trenching revealed a post-medieval track aligned east to west in the south-eastern corner of the proposed development area. Modern rubbish pits and animal burials were located in the north-western part of the investigated area. {Au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: PM, MO rthamp St. Albans (C ) TL AIP database ID: {87AD0C14-10DA-494A-BF E7097BD} Parish: Colney Heath Postal Code: AL4 0HY OAKLANDS COLLEGE, SMALLFIELD CAMPUS, HATFIELD ROAD, ST. ALBANS Oaklands College, Smallfield Campus, Hatfield Road, St. Albans. Archaeological Field Evaluation Keir, W Bedford : Albion Archaeology, 2009, 32pp, colour pls, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Albion Archaeology The investigations revealed only one feature that was not proven to be modern. This was a ditch that appeared to be the continuation of one recorded in an earlier evaluation. The ditch produced no finds but contained similar fills to previously recorded ditches and post holes located nearby. The latter were designated as an area of activity dating to the Late Bronze Age/ Early Iron Age, based on sherds of pottery recovered from three of the post holes. However, given the general lack of dating evidence from the current and the earlier evaluation the date and significance of the ditch was far from certain. The trial trenching demonstrated that the areas investigated had not been significantly truncated by modern activity. Therefore, the absence of archaeological remains did suggest a genuine lack of remains in the particular area investigated. [Au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: UD OASIS ID :albionar (C ) TL AIP database ID: {8C53F01A-1B59-4D41-80A1-A52AD5EDD4ED} Parish: Sandridge Postal Code: AL4 9DQ HEARTWOOD FOREST, SANDRIDGE Heartwood Forest, Sandridge, Herts. Archaeological Evaluation Summary Report Turner, C & Hillelson, D Letchworth : Heritage Network, 2009, 41pp, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Heritage Network

13 This evaluation and the previous archaeological studies were intended to contribute to the EIA as part of the consultation and design process for the new forest. The study area formed open agricultural land to the north of Sandridge Village. It had been sub-divided into five areas. Of the 44 sample trenches, 17 included a total of 37 features considered to be of archaeological significance, ranging in date from the late Mesolithic to the 18th or 19th century. This number included 17 ditches or gullies, 5 pits (or possible pits) and one quarry which appeared to have extended over two ditches. The largest concentration of features and deposits occurred in Trench E8 which included foundation trenches, demolition layers and a pit with a date range spanning the mid/late Iron Age, Roman and medieval periods. Of the 50 target trenches, 18, included a total of 27 features considered to be of archaeological significance. This included 10 ditches or gullies, 1 post hole, 4 quarries, 2 layers/deposits, a trackway and a former hedge-line. The largest concentration of features occurred in Trench 28 in Area 5 which included three ditches, a trackway and quarry with a date range from the Late Bronze Age to the Roman period. [Au(abr)] SMR primary record number: R2578 Archaeological periods represented: ME, LBA, RO, NE, PM, MD (C ) TL AIP database ID: {AF6BC355-EFFB-407C-9B1F-1B36D0173A5C} Parish: St Michael Postal Code: HP2 4UE M11 WIDENING, JUNCTIONS 8-9 M11 Widening, Junctions 8-9 Stage 3 Archaeological Assessment Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit Braintree : Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit, 1995, 20pp, figs, ref Work undertaken by: Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit The report summarised the fieldwork and related desk-based research carried out to assess the impact of archaeological remains. Archaeological sites along the route showed evidence of typical rural stratigraphy, with features such as pits, ditches and post holes. In only a few places ancient land surfaces survived. [Au(abr)] (C ) TL AIP database ID: {62158B5D-D055-45FD-B396-E46FC994E163} Parish: St Stephen Postal Code: AL2 2PE THE SWAN PUBLIC HOUSE, WATLING STREET, PARK STREET, ST. ALBANS The Swan Public House, Watling Street, Park Street, St. Albans, Hertfordshire. An Archaeological Evaluation Pozorski, Z Hertford : Archaeological Solutions, 2009, 16pp, colour pls, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Archaeological Solutions The programme revealed one undated gully and a residual prehistoric struck flint fragment. The gully ran c.13m to the west of the modern road (Park Street) and potentially represented the remainder of the roadside ditch for Watling Street, although the lack of finds recovered made it difficult to firmly establish this. [Au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: UD, PR OASIS ID :archaeol (C ) AIP database ID: {6B20E039-A6BB-48BA-B3FD-39EE6AD6073F} TL

14 Parish: ST. ALBAN Postal Code: AL3 5JG LAND TO THE REAR OF NOS FOLLY LANE, ST. ALBANS Land to the Rear of Nos Folly Lane, St. Albans, Hertfordshire. Archaeological Evaluation Rozwadwski, M, Williams, M & Brogan, G Hertford : Archaeological Solutions, 2009, 29pp, colour pls, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Archaeological Solutions Two linear features and one possible pit or ditch terminal were located within the single evaluation trench. Each of these features contained moderately to highly abraded Romano-British pottery dating from the 2nd to late 3rd centuries AD. In addition, a small quantity of animal bone, iron nails and slag were collected. A small burnt layer remained undated. [Au] Archaeological periods represented: RO OASIS ID :archaeol Stevenage (C ) TL AIP database ID: {50B97889-B13C-4699-A6BD-1CA395CBF6B3} Parish: SHEPHALL Postal Code: SG2 9HL BARNWELL EAST (FORMERLY COLLENSWOOD) SCHOOL STEVENAGE Barnwell East (Formerly Collenswood) School Stevenage Hertfordshire Archaeological Field Evaluation Newboult, J & Turner, I Bedford : Albion Archaeology, 2009, 22pp, colour pls, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Albion Archaeology The evaluation revealed the remains of several ditched field boundaries and/or enclosures in the southern part of the evaluation area. Similarities in morphology and character between the ditches and their fills suggested that they broadly dated to the same period. Artefactual evidence suggested they were possibly Roman in date. However, the overall scarcity of pottery recovered, coupled with the levels of abrasion suggested the dating evidence should be viewed with caution. Possible Roman remains identified represented low density field-systems within what was, prior to the 20th century, an area of open farmland. These remains were considered to be of local significance. Their identification augmented the knowledge of the limits/locations of historic farmland and settlement in Stevenage. [Au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: RO OASIS ID :albionar (C ) TL AIP database ID: {0009D02F-0C97-4A9F-842D-C } Parish: STEVENAGE Postal Code: SG1 5QU LONSDALE SPECIAL SCHOOL, STEVENAGE Lonsdale Special School, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, Archaeological Field Evaluation Newboult, J Bedford : Albion Archaeology, 2009, 27pp, colour pls, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Albion Archaeology The evaluation revealed the remains of part of an agricultural landscape, predating early 19th century cartographic evidence. The remains demonstrated that land within the current development area comprised low density field systems and indicated the presence of a north-south aligned routeway. No evidence for sustained human occupation or settlement was revealed. These remains were considered to be of low local significance. Their identification augmented knowledge of the limits / locations of historic landuse in Stevenage. [Au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: UD, PM OASIS ID :albionar

15 Three Rivers (C ) TQ AIP database ID: {AE017A1E-0C4F-461D-8EB2-0FA292DABE84} Parish: Croxley Green Postal Code: WD3 3TR LAND OFF SCOTS HILL, CROXLEY GREEN, RICKMANSWORTH Land off Scots Hill, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. An Archaeological Evaluation Weale, A & McNicoll-Norbury, J Reading : Thames Valley Archaeological Services, 2009, 22pp, colour pls, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Thames Valley Archaeological Services The evaluation revealed residual Neolithic/Bronze Age struck flints, a medieval gully and Victorian and modern building foundations. On the basis of these results it was considered that the evaluation has shown that the site had low or no archaeological potential. [Au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: MD, NE, BA, PM, MO OASIS ID :thamesva THREE RIVERS (C ) TQ AIP database ID: {6DA A D094360A} Parish: CROXLEY GREEN OASIS Record: Land off Scots Hill, Croxley Gren, Rickmansworth Land off Scots Hil, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire; an archaeological evaluation Thames Valley Archaeological Services Reading : Thames Valley Archaeological Services, 2009, A4 comb-bound client report Work undertaken by: Thames Valley Archaeological Services Evaluation revealed residual Neolithic/Bronze Age flints, a medieval gully and Victorian and modern building foundations. [OASIS] SMR primary record number: OASIS ID :thamesva Welwyn Hatfield (C ) TL AIP database ID: {4EA4CD82-F A-BF E86041A9} Parish: DIGSWELL Postal Code: AL7 3NT LAND TO THE REAR OF 173A-187 KNELLA ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY Land to the rear of 173a-187 Knella Road, Welwyn Garden City, Herts. Archaeological Evaluation Winter, M Letchworth : Heritage Network, 2009, 11pp, colour pls, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Heritage Network The investigation identified two modern linear features and a layer of disturbed natural, possibly the rssult of root activity. No archaeological features, deposits or artefacts were recovered. [Au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: MO OASIS ID :heritage (C ) AIP database ID: {78BDCD6C-0D84-49BB FBF627B71CA} TL

16 Parish: Hatfield Postal Code: AL109BA LAND AT SYMONDSHYDE FARM EXTENSION TO HATFIELD QUARRY HATFIELD Land at Symondshyde Farm Extension to Hatfield Quarry Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Interim Report for Archaeological Mitigation of Phase 4 Extraction Area and Subsoil Bunds SS 1 and SS 2 Edmondson, G Bedford : Albion Archaeology, 2009, 32pp, colour pls, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Albion Archaeology Archaeological investigations were undertaken in late 2009 in advance of the creation of two subsoil bunds and mineral extraction in the Phase 4 area. General truncation associated with arable cultivation had affected all three areas; with the impact being severe in the subsoil of bund 1.The Phase 4 area discovered a series of features thought to be periglacial in origin. It appeared that a number of the features survived into the prehistoric period as depressions in the ground surface, allowing Bronze Age and particularly Iron Age material to accumulate. The earliest man-made features were a series of cremation burials and pits dating to the Late Bronze Age /Early Iron Age period. Both of the subsoil bunds produced pottery vessels dating to this period. Although undated, a cluster of pits may have been contemporary. A varied collection of artefacts were recovered from the upper fills of the periglacial features, suggesting that activity in the Bronze Age / Early Iron Age was more intensive than the surviving features indicated. The continuation of a post-medieval enclosure system identified in adjacent areas, extended into the Phase 4 area, although the surviving boundaries suggested that larger land parcels predominated here. The main boundary corresponded to a land division shown on the 1838 Tithe Map. The subsoil bunds revealed a variety of features. The earliest dated activity in Subsoil bund 1 was a Bronze Age vessel placed upright on the base of a pit. Only a tiny amount of burnt bone was recovered from the fill. The rest of the area contained the truncated remains of a series of enclosures dating to the post-medieval period. It was possible that two phases of enclosure were present, indicating reorganisation of land holdings in this period. Subsoil bund 2 contained evidence for both Bronze Age and Iron Age activity. It is possible that land division commenced in the Early Iron Age, possibly associated with pitting, though the dating of the ditch was tentative. The main rectilinear enclosure system dated to the late Belgic Iron Age, with associated activity including a large pit. In the post-medieval period the area appeared to have been marginal and a series of large quarries were identified. [Au(adp)]. Archaeological periods represented: BA, LBA, IA, EIA, LIA, UD, PM OASIS ID :albionar South Kesteven Lincolnshire (C ) TF AIP database ID: {B8A51ABD-A57E-466A-9E BDEB7DEE} Parish: Stamford Postal Code: PE9 2EU LAND AT ST. LEONARD'S PRIORY, STAMFORD Archaeological Evaluation of Land at St. Leonard's Priory, Stamford, Lincolnshire Cope-Faulkner, P Sleaford : Archaeological Project Services, 2009, 59pp, colour pls, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Archaeological Project Services Evaluation of the site in advance of development revealed medieval quarry pits, a ditch and a post hole. The quarry pits appeared to have been contemporary with the initial construction of St. Leonard's during the 12th century. Post-medieval deposits mainly comprised dumped layers. A number of undated pits and post holes were recorded across the site. A quantity of medieval pottery was recovered, as well as medieval roof tile and a fragment of stonework and post-medieval finds and animal bone. [Au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: PM, UD, MD OASIS ID :archaeol Luton

17 Luton UA (C ) TL AIP database ID: {90D37D61-A31A-43B7-9F86-25C637D7238C} Parish: LUTON Postal Code: LU1 3JY LAND AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE, PARK SQUARE, LUTON Land at the University of Bedfordshire Park Square, Luton. Archaeological Trial Trenching Turner, I Bedford : Albion Archaeology, 2009, 18pp, colour pls, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Albion Archaeology The trenches contained two human burials and a considerable depth of post-medieval stratified archaeological deposits; probably contained within a large pit or ditch. The two burials suggested either that the churchyard may have shrunk in size, or that the church had moved. The latter explanation provided support for the theory that the existing church was rebuilt in a different location to the original 10th century church. The large pit or ditch may have represented a quarry feature or the moat of de Breaute s castle. Its location in the approximate position of the moat s projected route and the dating evidence lent support to this hypothesis. [Au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: MO, PM OASIS ID :albionar Fenland, King's Lynn and West MULTI-COUNTY RECORD (C ) AIP database ID: {A7D25F06-EDB4-41DD-90BA-24A14B0DA57F} Parish: Christchurch, Welney BETWEEN CHRISTCHURCH, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, AND WELNEY Test pits Between Christchurch, Cambridgeshire, and Welney, Norfolk. Archaeological Evaluation Report TL , TL Postal Code: PE149NG, PE149RL Atkins, R Bar Hill : Oxford Archaeology East, 2009, 22pp, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Oxford Archaeology East An archaeological evaluation was conducted along a proposed sewer pipe route from Christchurch (Cambridgeshire) to Welney (Norfolk). Forty eight test pits were excavated along the route and these were positioned mostly about 100m apart. In total there were only three features found in the evaluation comprising a post-medieval ditch, an undated ditch and a modern dog burial. [Au] SMR primary record number: ENF Archaeological periods represented: MO, UD, PM OASIS ID :oxfordar Breckland Norfolk (C ) TM AIP database ID: {0A A-4C1A-A228-F2ED117FD425} Parish: New Buckenham Postal Code: NR162AG LAND ADJACENT TO WILLOW DENE, MARSH LANE, NEW BUCKENHAM An Archaeological Evaluation of Land Adjacent to Willow Dene, Marsh Lane, New Buckenham, Norfolk Watkins, P J Norwich : Norfolk Archaeological Unit, 2009, 18pp, colour pls figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Norfolk Archaeological Unit

18 The site was located in what would have been the south-western corner of the medieval town, close to the likely location of its defensive ditch. No evidence of the southern town ditch was found within the single trench excavated, although this result did allow its line to be predicted with a greater degree of certainty. A recut ditch present within the trench was most likely a medieval boundary that subdivided the marshland that lay to the south of the town ditch. Several post holes and other features were also identified, although these appeared to be footings associated with much more recent, post-medieval structures. [Au] SMR primary record number: Archaeological periods represented: UD, PM, MD (C ) TL AIP database ID: {BD0965CE-23BF-49CC-9C02-70D6B3E61D50} Parish: Shropham Postal Code: NR171DX SHROPHAM QUARRY Shropham Quarry, Norfolk Proposed Extension. An Archaeological Evaluation [Fieldwalking & Metal Detecting Survey] Adams, M Hertford : Archaeological Solutions, 2009, 26pp, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Archaeological Solutions In September and November 2008 and March 2009 an archaeological fieldwalking and metal detector survey was conducted at two separate areas of land [Area A and Area B] at Shropham Quarry. Previous archaeological investigations to the immediate west and north-west of the site had revealed extensive evidence of Neolithic and Bronze Age activity and occupation on the hilltop, which possibly served as a ceremonial focus-point. Area B of the site was thought to have the highest potential for similarly dated remains given its proximity to the known occupation evidence. The eastern area of the site, Area A, was known to have yielded finds of a single Neolithic pottery rim sherd and a Neolithic or Bronze Age flint knife. Little was known of the site in later periods, other than that it formed part of the Corporation of Norwich land located well-beyond the northern extent of Shropham village. The fieldwalking revealed two concentrations of flint, mostly burnt but some struck. The most obvious was in the south-west corner of Area B and the other was in the northern part of Area A. The distribution of the struck flint and burnt flint was directly comparable in both areas to geophysical anomalies that possibly represented rectilinear enclosures. Therefore there was the potential for archaeological remains at these parts of the site. [Au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: PR OASIS ID :archaeol (C ) TL AIP database ID: {BB3E0794-A BD54C2A861} Parish: Thetford Postal Code: IP241HP 51 BRUNEL WAY, THETFORD Archaeological Evaluation Report. 51 Brunel Way, Thetford, Norfolk Tester, A Ipswich : Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service, 2009, 13pp, figs, refs Work undertaken by: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Trial trenching showed the site to have been severely truncated. Disturbed topsoil produced two silver coins, a penny and halfpenny; the first of John or Henry III, the second a cut halfpenny of Henry III. [Au] Archaeological periods represented: MO, MD OASIS ID :suffolkc

19 (C ) TL AIP database ID: {D9751A79-CC B04D-05F4F511BAD1} Postal Code: IP243JA JOHN ROOM HOUSE, LONDON ROAD, THETFORD Report on an Archaeological Evaluation by Trial Trenching at John Room House, London Road, Thetford, Norfolk Birks, C Polegate : Chris Birks Archaeological Services, 2009, 18pp, colour pls, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Chris Birks Archaeological Services An archaeological evaluation by trial trenching was carried out at John Room House in April 2009 prior to proposed residential development of the site. A probable quarry pit of medieval date was identified. No further archaeological remains were present. [Au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: PM, MD, EM OASIS ID :chrisbir (C ) AIP database ID: {B87B FF-496D-AC97-9FCA3AB9A27F} TL Postal Code: IP241LZ LAND NORTH OF THETFORD Archaeological Fieldwalking and Metal Detecting Survey on Land North of Thetford, Norfolk. May 2009 Burrow, A Northampton : Northamptonshire Archaeology, 2009, 11pp, figs, refs Work undertaken by: Northamptonshire Archaeology An archaeological field walking and metal detecting survey was carried out on land proposed for a new biomass CHP facility on land to the north of Thetford, Norfolk. The survey recorded 51 pieces of worked flint, including two tools, three pieces of ceramic tile and a single pot sherd. The metal detecting survey found only modern debris. No meaningful artefact distribution pattern was discernable. [Au(abr)] SMR primary record number: Archaeological periods represented: MO, PR Broadland (C ) TG AIP database ID: {5E307A24-DA54-470E-89A9-55C378E9F9AF} Parish: Foulsham Postal Code: NR205SJ FOULSHAM OLD HALL MOAT Foulsham Old Hall Moat. Earthwork Survey Cushion, B Norwich : Brian Cushion, 2009, 5pp, figs Work undertaken by: Brian Cushion The features additional to the moat included parts of probable outer enclosure boundaries in the northwest and to the south, where a small pond was also noted. Leats leaing to and from the eastern moat ditch were included along with other drainage ditches and a possible barrier bank which may in part have been contemporary with the moat. [Au(abr)] SMR primary record number: 7190 Archaeological periods represented: MD