Medieval remains, Maltings Lane, Witham (EHER 18506)

Excavations in 2000-2002 revealed a medieval farmstead which stood alongside the Roman road and is first evidenced by a series of enclosures. By the 13th century the farmstead was complex comprising a house/byre, a corn-dryer, a post-built barn or animal pen and a possible pond. Artefactual and ecofactual evidence suggest that at least some of the produce from the farmstead was processed on site. The archaeological evidence seems to finish in or around the 16th century, however the still extant Jackson's Farm which lies approximately 100m to the east of the site contains elements dating to the 16th century and may represent the next phase in the occupation of Maltings Lane.

1999. Trial trenching. The inhumation is undated. A concentration of medieval features was located in the western field, comprising a possible roadside ditch, gullies and post holes, dating from the 12th to 14th centuries, and thought to represent roadside settlement. <1> <2> 2000-2002. Excavation. A medieval farmstead stood alongside the Roman road that evidently continued in use and is first evidenced by a series of enclosures. By the 13th Century the farmstead was complex comprising a house/byre, a corn-dryer, a post-built barn or animal pen and a possible pond. Artefactual and ecofactual evidence suggest that at least some of the produce from the farmstead was processed on site. The archaeological evidence seems to finish in or around the 16th century, however the still extant Jackson's Farm which lies approximately 100m to the east of the site contains elements dating to the 16th century and may represent the next phase in the occupation of Maltings Lane. <3>