SNN102472 - Pearsons Garage Site, Wollaston: An archaeological watching brief

A recording action was undertaken in advance of a housing development on land at the centre of the village. The site had previously been used as a garage, and the ground was subsequently largely disturbed due to the insertion of storage tanks. However, due to the potential significance of the site in relation to the crossroads in the development of the village, two trenches were excavated running back from the street frontages. Many of the features noted within the trenches, and pits opened up for the removal of the tanks and a stone-built well, related to the garage and earlier, 20th century cottages. However, a sherd of 11th century St Neots ware was recovered from a truncated V-shaped ditch, testifying that there was some activity in this area during the early medieval period.