Monument record CHT 037 - OUTLINE RECORD: Iron Age to Roman pits, dithes and post-built structures Chilton Woods Area 1 (OAE) Excavation (M-IA E-Rom)

Area 1 produced multiple phases of Romano-British enclosures dating to the 1st and 2nd centuries. While no buildings from this period were present, the finds assemblage suggests occupation near the site (S2)

Further excavation work was carried out across two areas. Area 1a uncovered the N half of a farmstead which was occupied in the Late Iron Age and Romano-British periods, up until the 3rd century AD. Features from at least three phases of development included pits, ditches and post-built structures. The focus of Area 3d was a large rectangular enclosure containing a probable medieval farmstead. Dating from the 11th to 14th centuries, features included a cluster of large deep pits and an internal enclosure with two phases of development. This appears to have been one of several such farmsteads running alongside the length of Acton Lane, with the lane itself having probable medieval origins (S1).