Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 1313: summary

Archaeological excavation and recording of trial-pits at Parsonage Farm, Parsonage Lane, Thaxted Road, Wimbish, Essex, CB10 2UZ: August 2018
by Mark Baister (with contributions from Sarah Carter)

Date report completed: August 2018
Location: Parsonage Farm, Parsonage Lane, Thaxted Road, Wimbish, Essex, CB10 2UZ
Map reference(s): TL 57937 35438
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Project type: Evaluation
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Summary. An archaeological trial-pit survey was carried out at Parsonage Farm, Parsonage Lane, Thaxted Road, Wimbish for the purpose of ascertaining the level and extent of contamination on the site after a recent oil leak. The site lies within a medieval moated enclosure and is part of a scheduled monument.

Nothing of archaeological interest was uncovered, but this was largely due to the small size of the trial-pits. If any further, more substantial, work is carried out on this site then the prospect of encountering significant archaeological remains is high.