| Name: | Springfied-White Hart Lane |
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| SMR Number: | 5813 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | TL 730 094 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL70NW |
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| Parish: | SPRINGFIELD, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX |
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Summary
Site adjacent to cropmark complex (TL70-165, 5793).
Full description
Site adjacent to cropmark complex (TL70-165, 5793). Features were revealed in 1983 during roadworks, in a small area only where the topsoil had been completely removed. An area of c8m x 14m was cleaned and the features were excavated. Two medieval ditches were found to run east-west across the site parallel to linear cropmarks to the east. One was c1m wide x 0.4m deep, the other c2m wide x 0.4m deep. The latter ditch may have been recut twice, once as a narrow ditch similar in size to the last one, then as a wide shallow gully c1.1m wide x 0.1m deep. Both ditches produced 11th-12th century pottery, daub and quernstone fragments (see 5812). The first ditch produced 10 sand-tempered sherds and the second produced 5. Close dating was not possible. A date range of mid 11th-late 12th century is suggested. These ditches probably formed part of a 12th century boundary system, possibly associated with adjacent cropmarks. The pottery and daub indicate nearby settlement <1> <2> Finds in Chelmsford Museum <3>
Site Assessment = Accession numbers?
<1> Milton, B, 1983, SMR (DESC TEXT). SEX19737.
<2> Milton, B in Priddy, DA, 1984, Work of Essex County Council Archaeology Section 1983-84, Vol 16, pp108-110 (EXCAV REPORT). SEX19738.
<3> Chelmsford Museum, unknown, ARTEFACT Chelmsford Mus (Artifact). SEX2670.
<4> Saunders, Helen, 2010, EX10/01/028 (AP (Digital)). SEX69710.
Monument Types
- BOUNDARY MARKER (C11-C12, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DITCH (C11-C12, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (C11-C12, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- BOUNDARY MARKER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Events
- SALV EXCAV by Milton, B, 1983 (Ref: ?)
Protected Status
- Historic Environment Character Area: Chelmsford 2
- Historic Environment Character Area: Chelmsford 14
- Historic Environment Character Zone: Chelmsford 2.17
- Historic Environment Character Zone: Chelmsford 14.2
Sources and further reading
| <1> | DESC TEXT: Milton, B. 1983. SMR. |
| <2> | EXCAV REPORT: Milton, B in Priddy, DA. 1984. Work of Essex County Council Archaeology Section 1983-84. Vol 16, pp108-110. |
| <3> | Artifact: Chelmsford Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Chelmsford Mus. |
| <4> | AP (Digital): Saunders, Helen. 2010. EX10/01/028. |
Related records
| 5814 | Parent of: Springfied-White Hart Lane (Monument) |
| 5793 | Part of: North of Bower's Farm (Monument) |
| 5812 | Part of: Springfied-White Hart Lane (Find Spot) |
| 5811 | Part of: Springfied-White Hart Lane (Monument) |
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