ENN108009 - Stamford Lane, 2012 (Watching Brief)

{1} Archaeological investigations were undertaken by Network Archaeology Ltd in 2012 on a 0.4ha vacant plot within the centre of Warmington. The work revealed a low density of remains relating to the previous use of the site. Other than a residual sherd of Roman pottery, the earliest remains were a scatter of Saxo-Norman midden pits, chiefly concentrated in the south-eastern corner of the site. This area remained the focus of pit digging into the later medieval period, when a double post hole alignment and probable crop-drying kiln were also in use. No definite remains of house structures were found. The majority of this activity ceased around the 14th century. Postmedieval remains were less numerous, and appear less directly related to settlement. The remains of at least two plot boundary walls of this date were exposed.