Archaeological monitoring of an Anglian Water mains replacement scheme from Shalford Green in Shalford to Petches Bridge in Great Bardfield, Essex: December 2005-March 2006

CAT carried out archaeological monitoring and limited excavation along the line of a water-main replacement pipeline, to the north-west of Braintree. The northern end of the pipeline, in Great Bardfield parish, produced evidence for Late Bronze Age and Roman activity including a Roman burial. In the central part of the pipeline, a kiln was recorded which was producing Hedingham ware pottery from the earlier 13th to earlier 14th century. Nearby, but within Shalford parish, a medieval ?stock-pen was recorded. Also, archaeological evidence from the central southern part of the pipeline in Shalford parish corresponded with cartographic evidence for the nowvanished hamlet known as ‘Park End’.