Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 147: summary

An archaeological watching brief/excavation on an Anglian Water pipeline from Chichester Hall, Wickford to Rawreth, Essex - June 2001
by Orr, K

Date report completed: August 2001
Location: Rochford, Essex
Map reference(s): TQ 7788 9270
File size: 457 kb
Project type: Watching brief
Significance of the results: Neg
Keywords: Post-medieval

Summary. Observations were made during topsoil-stripping for a 0.7km-long Anglian Water pipeline from Chichester Hall to Rawreth. Between 50mm and 400mm of topsoil was stripped, and no finds or features of archaeological significance were exposed. The stripping did not generally reach the subsoil and therefore buried features may not have been exposed. However, there was very little post-medieval pottery and no earlier pottery in the ploughsoil as one would expect if buried features were surviving.