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CAT Report 1963: summary

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Archaeological evaluation on land east of Freelands, Thorpe Road, Weeley, Essex
by Dr Elliott Hicks and Laura Pooley (with contributions from Dr Matthew Loughton & Adam Wightman)

Date report completed: July 2023
Location: land east of Freelands, Thorpe Road, Weeley, Essex
Map reference(s): TM 15169 22491 (centre)
File size: 5279 kb
Project type: Evaluation
Significance of the results:
Keywords: Post Medieval, Modern, medieval, Weeley

Summary. An archaeological evaluation (two trial-trenches) was carried out on land east of Freelands, Thorpe Road, Weeley, Essex in advance of a new residential development. Archaeological investigations in the area have previously identified Palaeolithic, prehistoric, Roman, medieval, post-medieval and modern remains. This evaluation revealed a post-medieval/modern ditch, modern ditch and three tree-throws, with a very small scatter of medieval pottery from the site.