Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 1866: summary

Archaeological evaluation at Old Builders Yard, Finchingfield Road, Little Sampford, Essex CM10 2QT
by Dr Elliott Hicks

Date report completed: October 2022
Location: Old Builders Yard, Finchingfield Road, Little Sampford, Essex CM10 2QT
Map reference(s): TL 64954 35101 (centre)
File size: 3413 kb
Project type: Archaeological Evaluation
Significance of the results:
Keywords: Old Builders Yard, Finchingfield Road, Little Sampford, Essex

Summary. An archaeological evaluation (one trial-trench) was carried out at Old Builders Yard, Finchingfield Road, Little Sampford, Essex in advance of the construction of a new dwelling. The site lies within a historic green situated between the villages of Great Sampford and Little Sampford and in an area containing numerous listed buildings dating from the 17th to the 19th century. Despite lying in an archaeologically-sensitive area, however, no archaeological remains were encountered.