Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 2007: summary

Archaeological evaluation at Parking Court 7, Wickham Hall, Hadham Road, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 1JG: November 2023
by Dr Elliot Hicks (with contributions from Dr Matthew Loughton)

Date report completed: November 2023
Location: Parking Court 7, Wickham Hall, Hadham Road, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 1JG
Map reference(s): TL 47494 23116 (centre)
File size: 4379kb kb
Project type: Evaluation
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Summary. An archaeological evaluation (three trial-trenches) was carried out at Parking Court 7, Wickham Hall, Hadham Road, Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire in advance of the construction of a car park. Wickham Hall is a farm complex purportedly located at the site of a late medieval hall, and contains buildings dating back to the 17th century. Previous excavations at the complex revealed extensive Roman remains dating to the 3rd and 4th centuries which were thought to evidence the existence of a Roman villa at the site. Despite lying in an archaeologically-significant area, however, the only feature uncovered during the present investigation was a modern ditch.