Archaeological evaluation on land at Edas Wickford Centre, Alderney Gardens, Wickford, Essex, SS11 7JZ September 2020

An archaeological evaluation (eleven trial-trenches) was carried out on land at Edas Wickford Centre, Alderney Gardens, Essex, in advance of the construction of a singlestorey building with associated car parking, cycle parking, landscaping and groundworks. The site lies directly to the north of an area containing considerable prehistoric remains, east of two possible Roman roads, south of Barn Hall, which has its origins in the medieval period, and north of the site of a now-demolished medieval manor. Four features – three pits and a ditch – were uncovered. Only one pit produced any artefactual evidence, a single sherd of Bronze Age pottery and a heat-affected stone. It is likely that these remains represent an extension of prehistoric activity uncovered to the south.