Find Spot record 0971900000 - 5 test pits in Hilly Field

Fieldwalking prior to test pitting produced an important concentration of medieval pottery on the south side of the road linking Middle End with Church End. This suggested occupation along this axis. A series of 5 tet pits were located along the northern side of the road, on prominent earthworks, to assess whether this side of the road had been occupied during the medieval period and provide a better understanding of the morphology of Middle End. In three of the five TPs excavated here (1,3 and 4) undisturbed medieval deposits were encountered. The presence of medieval pottery, but not in great quantity suggests that this area was cultivated as part of the open fields (witnessed also by the survival of ridge and furrow in the field). The earthworks, reminiscent of house platforms fronting onto the road at this point must now be interpreted as relic headlands and not occupation zones. Thus, it is possible to conclude that development at Middle End consisted of a single row of houses and not a double row as found in Church End (B1).