Monument record 0974400000 - Church Cottage, Church End

Test pit 51 excavated at Church Cottage in summer 2002 by the Whittlewood Project. Despite modern disturbance in the upper layers, two medieval floor were excavated in the lower deposits which remained undisturbed. On top of, and contained within, were large quantities of medieval pottery, suggesting that the test pit cut through occupation layers. The presence of both early-middle Saxon pottery and later pre-conquest pottery might suggest continuous occupation of this spot over a number of centuries. Church Cottage is one of the oldest properties in the village and occupies a central location close to the church, on the main street, and adjacent to the connecting route between Church End and Middle End (B1).