Source/Archive record (Unpublished document) SNT5756 - Archaeological Strip, Map and Record: Land off Newgate Street, Bingham

Title Archaeological Strip, Map and Record: Land off Newgate Street, Bingham
Author/Originator
Date/Year 2013

Abstract/Summary

An archaeological strip, map and record was undertaken on land off Newgate Street, Bingham, Nottinghamshire. The site lies in the historic core of Bingham, close to the market place, although little is known archaeologically about this area of the town. Finds of prehistoric, Roman, and medieval material have been found in the wider area however. The strip, map and record revealed evidence for four phases of activity dating from the Anglo-Saxon to early modern periods. Residual Roman greyware was also found on the site, indicative of limited Roman activity nearby. Anglo-Saxon activity was restricted to a single pit of 5th to 9th century date, with an intensification of activity in the 12th to 14th centuries, evidenced by the laying out of a number of ditched enclosures and pits on the site. The activity was generally of a low density and indicates that the site was on the periphery of the medieval settlement. A small number of further pits and ditches were excavated on the site in the 15th and 16th centuries. Documentary evidence from the late 16th cnetury records the plot as owned by William Beane and occupied by a cottage and a croft. It was much more extensive than the current site boundaries and was still likely to have been peripheral to the village. No evidence was recorded for this 16th century cottage on the site. A number of small irregular pits and hollows were dated to the 18th and 20th centuries, reflecting more recent activity on the site. The 1841 Tithe apportionment records market gardeners occupyin the site, as well as an orchard, and this may account for some of the features attributed to this phase.

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Description

Results of a strip, map and record. Report includes plan of phased features, ceramic report, clay tobacco pipe report, glass report, slag report, animal bone report, and environmental report

Location

Referenced Monuments (4)

  • Anglo-Saxon pit near Newgate Street, Bingham (Element)
  • Late medieval features near Newgate Street, Bingham (Element)
  • Medieval features near Newgate Street, Bingham (Element)
  • Post-Medieval pits near Newgate Street, Bingham (Element)

Referenced Events (1)

  • Strip, Map and Record near Newgate Street, Bingham

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Aug 5 2024 1:48PM

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