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The number of enquiries received by the Record during 1979 has
exceeded all previous annual totals. 700 visitors have used the Record
in the Field Section, an increase of 100 over the previous year, while
the number of queries answered by post and telephone rose sharply to
nearly 1500.
PLANNING ASPECTS'
.The Field Section haa continued to.providea variety, of services, to
the County. and District Planning authorities in collaboration'with the
Oxfordshire-Archaeological Unit. In addition to the:routine.scanning
of weekly. schedules of planning applications and comments on mineral
applications and road study corridors-, ,the Museum has contributed to
Local Plans for Abingdon, Banbury,,Cassington/Yarnton,'Eynaham, Faringdon,
Lewknor, Thame,.Wallingford and*Witney,.and has'alao.prOvided adviceon
proposed'Unservation Areas, at.Balscott, Bensom.and Bletchingdon-and
has commented on .proposed extensions to existing COnservation.Areas. at,.
Eynsham, Henley-On-Thames, Thame and Witney.
The Field Section provided proof.of evidence.at the' Public Enquiry
concerning prOposed housing developMent.inyolving..the demOlitiono-of a
listed wall at the Tchure,Deddington.' The Secretary-of State decided
to oppose the demolition:.'The section was alao represented at the Public'
Enquiry into the proposed housing development north of the scheduled ancient
monument' Of Deddington Castle. Again.the Secretary of-State refused
permission. Thia is:significant because clearly the-Department of the
Environment regard 'the' setting of an .ancient monument as of.importance..
CROP MARKS
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In addition to the crop-mark sites identified by Richard Hingley -
during his systematic scanning of the 1961 and 1969 air photographs,
noted above, several new sites have also come to.light accidentally
during the use of the photographs for other purposes during the course
of the Museum's own work. These include the following:-
CHADLINGTON'f(PRN's 12, 205-6) (SP/320243, 317237): Two complexes of
irregular and sub-rectangular enclosures and a sinuous pair
of parallel ditches nearLowland Barn.
CHILSON-:(PRN.12,410)'(SP/300205): Roughly.rectengular encloaure with
internal pits'w. of Pudlicote.Lane.
BAILEY (PRN'a 10,51374) (SP/37111428, 37081426):
NE of Shakenoak Farm.
Pair of ring-ditches
HORTON7CUM-STUDLEY (PRN.11,983) (SP/598125):: Two large sub7rectangular
'enclosures apparently enclosed by double ditchés,with
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intervening
banks-on e ither side of a central trackway, running obliquely
.beneath the medieval crofts of Studley.
SPELSBURY (PRN. 10,954) (SP/367233):
in Tollhouse Field.
Oval and rectangular enclosures
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