Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 1539: summary

Archaeological evaluation on land at Chesterford House, High Street, Great Chesterford, Essex, CB10 1PL: March 2020
by Dr Elliott Hicks (with contributions from Chris Lister, Ben Holloway, Sarah Carter)

Date report completed: April 2020
Location: Land at Chesterford House, High Street, Great Chesterford, Essex, CB10 1PL
Map reference(s): TL 51164 43105 (centre)
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Project type: Evaluation
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Summary. An archaeological evaluation (three trial-trenches) was carried out on land at Chesterford House, High Street, Great Chesterford, Essex, in advance of the construction of two dwellings. The site lies outside of the Roman and medieval settlement of Great Chesterford, a town of nationally-significant archaeological importance. Previous excavations to the immediate northwest revealed remains of Roman extramural settlement and an Anglo-Saxon burial. A single Roman ditch and a medieval or post-medieval pit cut by two postholes were recorded during this evaluation. The former feature formed part of the extramural area of the Roman town, while the latter features are probably the product of agricultural activity in the area prior to the construction of Chesterford House by the 19th century.