Fieldwalking: Kiln Field (Railway Hill) H262, H263, H264, H320

Prehistoric
An assemblage of 275 pieces of worked flint were recovered from Kiln Field. These divide into two groups, firstly some 50 pieces that are Mesolithic, comprising mostly soft and hard hammer-struck flakes, with a few blades/bladelets, together with five cores, and some core rejuvenation pieces. A tranchet axe-sharpening flake and an axe-thinning flake suggest tranchet adzes were also being used here. The remainder of the assemblage is typically later prehistoric in date, with numerous hard hammer-struck flakes, flake fragments and many fairly expedient implements, predominantly scrapers, but also including some piercers and notched pieces.

Romano-British
Nine sherds of Romano-British pottery, presumably indicative of low-level manuring, were discovered across the central and south-western areas of the inspected area.

Medieval
A single 12th C. pot sherd, 13 pieces of 13th-14th C. ware and one Medieval brick/tile fragment (again suggestive of manuring) were also identified, with the vast majority of these artefacts being located within the northernmost 'half' of the field.

Post-medieval
Additional finds included two sherds of mid 16th-early 18th C. pottery, two Post-medieval brick/tile fragments and six Post-medieval clay pipe segments.

Miscellaneous
Seven iron slag nodules were also collected.

The shaded area indicates the 1998 fieldwalked area. After the railway was built in 1847 several fields were thrown into one, now known as Railway Hill.

Tithe Data

262 Meadow

1841 Census

Tenement Analysis

Buildings

Archaeology

Old Maps

Further Information