Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 2119: summary

Archaeological evaluation on land to the west of Thaxted Road, Debden, Essex, CB11 3LS: December 2024
by Dr Patrick Spencer (with contributions from Dr Matthew Loughton, Laura Pooley and Alec Wade)

Date report completed: January 2025
Location: west of Thaxted Road, Debden, Essex, CB11 3LS
Map reference(s): TL 55882 33117
File size: 2,805 kb
Project type: Archaeological evaluation
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Summary. An archaeological evaluation (six trial-trenches) was carried out on land to the west of Thaxted Road, Debden, Essex, in advance of a new residential development. The site is located immediately southeast of Debden, a medieval village that is centred on the Church of St Mary and All Saints. The evaluation revealed five ditches and three pits, five of which produced sherds of medieval pottery dating from the 11th to the 13th century alongside fragments of animal bone and a piece of lava quern suggesting habitation either on or close to the development site.