Archaeological Excavation, Land to the South of the A52, Wrangle, Lincolnshire

The condition attached to the planning permission required top and subsoil stripping of a triangular area of approximately 750 square metres in the north western corner of the site, followed by the investigation and recording of the archaeology. The excavation followed a program of field evaluation and revealed a sequence of archaeological features, dating mainly from the late Saxon period, but ranging from the late 9th to the 14th century. The archaeology covered four broad phases, beginning with two early periods of enclosure; represented by right angled field systems dating between the late 9th and mid 11th centuries. These were followed by a phase characterised by features associated with fishing and shellfish processing in the 11th century. A probable period of abandonment due to marine inundation was evident, followed by a subsequent phase reflecting much reduced activity, represented by sporadic pits dating to the later medieval period. The pottery from the site is very significant because it adds greatly to the study of local ceramic sequences of the 11th and 12th centuries, which is critical for understanding the coastal area and the environs of early Boston