Medieval to post-medieval ditch at 32 Albert Road, Witham (EHER 80142)

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Summary

A medieval/post-medieval roadside ditch running E-W and parallel to Albert Road and three sherds of medieval pottery.

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Grid reference	Centred TL 8203 1537 (4m by 1m)
Civil Parish	WITHAM, BRAINTREE, ESSEX

Type and Period

DITCH (Medieval to Late 19th century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)

Description

November 2015. Trial trenching. A medieval/post-medieval roadside ditch running E-W and parallel to Albert Road. It was recorded for a distance of 3.6m and measured 0.44m deep. A 13th-14th century rim sherd from a bowl was recovered from the ditch and two small fragments of medieval pottery also recovered from the same feature are probably of similar date. <1>

Finds

SHERD (Late 12th century to Late 14th century - 1200 AD to 1399 AD)

Sources

<1> SEX75243 Evaluation Report: Pooley, L.. 2015. Archaeological evaluation by trial-trenching on land adjacent to 32 Albert Road, Witham, Essex, CM8 2BS.

Related Events (1)

Archaeological Intervention: Trial trenching by Colchester Archaeological Trust at 32 Albert Road, Witham, 2015 (Ref: WHAR15) (EEX60280)

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