Archaeological evaluation on land east of Freelands, Thorpe Road, Weeley, Essex
CAT Report 1963: summary
by Dr Elliott Hicks and Laura Pooley (with contributions from Dr Matthew Loughton & Adam Wightman)
Summary
An archaeological evaluation (two trial-trenches) was carried out on land east of Freelands,
Thorpe Road, Weeley, Essex in advance of a new residential development. Archaeological
investigations in the area have previously identified Palaeolithic, prehistoric, Roman, medieval,
post-medieval and modern remains. This evaluation revealed a post-medieval/modern ditch,
modern ditch and three tree-throws, with a very small scatter of medieval pottery from the site.
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Location
land east of Freelands, Thorpe Road, Weeley, Essex
Map Reference
TM 15169 22491 (centre)