Monument record BAA 056 - Multi-period marginal occupation activity and features on Land at Warren Farm, The Street.

Trenched archaeological evaluation was carried out prior to proposed residential development. The earliest, probably settlement, activities during the prehistoric period were indicated through the recovery of Early Neolithic pottery and a small quantity of struck flints of probable later Neolithic or Bronze Age date. Settlement also occurred during the Early- to mid-Iron Age. The main corpus of evidence relates to settlement during the Roman and Early Saxon periods though it is not clear whether this was continuous. Finds sometimes found in Saxon graves were recovered though no direct evidence of burials was present. Activities during the medieval, Post-medieval and modern periods was indicated through the recovery of finds (S1).

Archaeological excavation broadly confirmed the results of the evaluation, showing that the site has not been previously occupied but has been marginal to areas of settlement from the prehistoric through to the post-medieval periods, with the land largely used for agricultural purposes and other transient activities. In addition to the features investigated by the evaluation, the excavation investigated a small number of small, shallow pits and postholes, mostly undated but one of probable Roman date. A tree throw was found to contain a possible fragment of a flint core and a flint blade that had been retouched on one edge. A former pond was also identified to the south of the existing pond. Other than the former pond, there were no substantial features within the site (e.g. enclosureditches, refuse pits, storage pits, posthole structures etc.) to suggest any former settlement,dwelling or occupation within its boundary (S2).