Monument record 6759/0/1 - Possible Saxon and medieval activity, east of Church Lane

A timber-lined well, which had part of a Saxon comb handle in the fill, was found during building development. Further building development some 30m to the north in 2018 identified a small number of features including a ditch which contained part of another Saxon comb. Further plot or boundary ditches and a posthole alignment dated to the medieval period

{1} Timber-lined well, of which only two faces survived. Approx 4ft square. Some of the timbers had half lap-joints. There was not evidence of vertical timbers in the corners. The lining only extended down as far as a water-filled hole. Due to the state of preservation of the timbers, the well was probably water-logged before being unearthed. A comb handle was found in the water-filled hole. Photos.

{2} Archaeological investigation undertaken in 2018 ahead of construction identified a small number of Saxon and medieval ditches and an alignment of postholes dating to the 12th century that may have been a medieval building or fenceline. One of the ditches was dated to the Saxon period on the basis of two fragments of middle Saxon antler comb found in the fill.

<1> Conlon, R., 2010, 'Saxon' well at Stoke Bruerne, (checked) (Note). SNN107348.

<2> Dodd, L, 2019, Archaeological strip, map and sample report: Land adjacent to Peppercorns, Church Lane, Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire (Report). SNN111848.

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