Part Three - Potton History Society

All the pottery from this test-pit is post-medieval, with most dating to the Victorianera, suggesting that the site was probably only used as fields before then.Test Pit 3LMT GRE VICTP Cntxt No Wt No Wt No Wt Date Range3 1 1 1 10 11 1400-19003 2 6 6 1800-19003 3 5 8 1800-19003 4 1 3 1 1 4 14 1400-1900Nearly all the pottery from this test-pit is post-medieval, with most dating to theVictorian era, suggesting that the site was probably only used as fields before then.Test Pit 4VICTP Cntxt No Wt Date Range4 3 5 10 1800-1900All the pottery from this test-pit is Victorian, indicating that the site was not used bypeople before that time.Test Pit 5EMW HED LMOx VICTP Cntxt No Wt No Wt No Wt No Wt Date Range5 1 1 1 1450-15505 2 1 4 1 2 2 8 1100-1900This test-pit did not produce much pottery, but that which was here shows that the sitewas in used throughout the medieval period, probably as fields. It was thenabandoned until the Victorian era.Test Pit 6LMT VICTP Cntxt No Wt No Wt Date Range6 1 2 8 1800-19006 2 4 90 1800-19006 3 4 13 1800-19006 5 1 41 1400-1550Nearly all the pottery from this test-pit is post-medieval, with most dating to theVictorian era, suggesting that the site was probably only used as fields before then.

Test Pit 7GRE SS VICTP Cntxt No Wt No Wt No Wt Date Range7 1 2 9 1800-19007 2 1 10 1 1 4 28 1550-19007 3 2 4 1800-19007 4 5 25 1800-19007 5 7 28 1800-1900All the pottery from this test-pit is post-medieval, with most dating to the Victorianera, suggesting that the site was probably only used as fields before then.Test Pit 8HG GRE VICTP Cntxt No Wt No Wt No Wt Date Range8 1 6 14 1800-19008 2 1 5 2 7 6 11 1150-19008 3 10 27 1800-19008 4 5 28 1800-19008 5 4 82 1800-19008 6 1 11 4 24 1550-19008 7 8 82 1800-19008 8 1 11 4 48 1550-19008 9 6 34 1800-1900Nearly all the pottery from this test-pit is post-medieval, with most dating to theVictorian era, suggesting that the site was probably only used as fields before then.Test Pit 9GRE HSW SS EST VICTP Cntxt No Wt No Wt No Wt No Wt No Wt Date Range9 2 2 14 1800-19009 4 1 2 2 14 1 8 1 1 1550-1750All the pottery from this test-pit is post-medieval, with most dating to the Victorianera, suggesting that the site was probably only used as fields before then.

Test Pit 10HG MP GRE VICTP Cntxt No Wt No Wt No Wt No Wt Date Range10 1 5 16 1800-190010 2 1 6 1 1 4 13 1350-190010 3 1 8 1 18 1150-1900Most of the pottery from this test-pit is post-medieval, with the majority dating to theVictorian era, suggesting that the site was probably only used as fields before then.There does seem to have been activity throughout the medieval period, but then thesite appears to have been abandoned until the 19 th century.Test Pit 11SHC EMW HG LMT LMOx GRE HSW SWSG VICTP Cntxt No Wt No Wt No Wt No Wt No Wt No Wt No Wt No Wt No Wt Date Range11 1 1 2 1800-190011 2 3 13 5 20 1150-190011 3 1 7 2 11 1400-190011 4 2 14 5 46 1450-190011 5 1 103 2 21 1 2 1 4 1 6 1100-190011 6 2 4 2 16 1 7 2 10 1100-190011 7 1 5 1 5 1100-1200This site produced a relatively large amount of medieval pottery, which suggests thatpeople were living here throughout that time. The post-medieval assemblage issmaller, and so the site may have been used as fields or similar until the 19 th century.Test Pit 12HG SS VICTP Cntxt No Wt No Wt No Wt Date Range12 1 1 17 1800-190012 3 1 3 1 2 24 90 1150-190012 4 25 93 1800-190012 5 1/2 2 12 23 60 1150-190012 7 2 6 5 11 1150-1900Most of the pottery from this test-pit is post-medieval, with most dating to theVictorian era, although the amount of medieval pottery present suggests that peoplemay have been living there in the 12 th – 13 th centuries. It then appears to have beenabandoned until the 19 th century.

All the pottery from this test-pit is Victorian, indicating that the site was not used bypeople before that time.Test Pit 17VICTP Cntxt No Wt Date Range17 2 3 4 1800-190017 3 1 1 1800-1900All the pottery from this test-pit is Victorian, indicating that the site was not used bypeople before that time.Test Pit 18LMT GRE SMW EST VICTP Cntxt No Wt No Wt No Wt No Wt No Wt Date Range18 2 1 3 5 14 1400-190018 4 1 2 20 45 1680-190018 5 1 2 1 2 18 86 1550-1900Nearly all the pottery from this test-pit is post-medieval, with the majority dating tothe Victorian era, suggesting that the site was probably only used as fields beforethen.Test Pit 19EMW CWTP Cntxt No Wt No Wt Date Range19 2 1 3 1470-155019 5 2 39 1100-1150This test-pit did not produce mush pottery, but that which was here suggests it wasused throughout the medieval period, possibly as fields.Test Pit 20SMW VICTP Cntxt No Wt No Wt Date Range20 2 1 2 1800-190020 4 1 4 1 2 1680-1900All the pottery from this test-pit is post-medieval, with the majority dating to theVictorian era, suggesting that the site was probably only used as fields before then.

Test Pit 21HG GRE VICTP Cntxt No Wt No Wt No Wt Date Range21 1 22 92 1800-190021 2 23 68 1800-190021 3 18 48 1800-190021 4 1 4 15 26 1150-190021 5 1 7 16 29 1550-190021 6 9 28 1800-1900All the pottery from this test-pit is post-medieval, with the majority dating to theVictorian era, suggesting that the site was probably only used as fields before then.Test Pit 22VICTP Cntxt No Wt Date Range22 1 4 8 1800-190022 3 1 1 1800-1900All the pottery from this test-pit is Victorian, indicating that the site was not used bypeople before that time.Test Pit 23LMOx GRE SS SMW SWSG VICTP Cntxt No Wt No Wt No Wt No Wt No Wt No Wt Date Range23 1 1 7 1 2 6 11 1450-190023 2 & 3 2 10 1 4 1 1 8 19 1550-190023 3 1 2 3 3 1 1 1650-1900Most of the pottery from this test-pit is post-medieval, with the majority dating to theVictorian era, suggesting that the site was probably only used as fields before then,but it appears to have been continually in use from the late medieval period onwards.Test Pit 24EMW LMT GRE SS SMW SWSG VICTP Cntxt No Wt No Wt No Wt No Wt No Wt No Wt No Wt Date Range24 1 1 1 1 1 12 13 1550-190024 2 7 10 1800-190024 3 1 3 34 115 1650-190024 4 3 16 1 2 12 59 1680-190024 5 1 3 1 1 2 2 6 15 1100-190024 6 1 3 1 18 1550-1900

Most of the pottery from this test-pit is post-medieval, with most dating to theVictorian era, suggesting that the site was probably only used as fields before then.Test Pit 25GRE SMW VICTP Cntxt No Wt No Wt No Wt Date Range25 1 1 2 9 23 1680-190025 2 16 22 1800-190025 3 1 2 7 19 1550-1900All the pottery from this test-pit is post-medieval, with the majority dating to theVictorian era, suggesting that the site was probably only used as fields before then.Test Pit 26GRE SMW CP VICTP Cntxt No Wt No Wt No Wt No Wt Date Range26 1 1 3 1 1 1550-180026 2 1 3 1680-175026 4 1 1 1800-1900All the pottery from this test-pit is post-medieval, with the small quantities presentindicating that it has only been used as fields in the past.Test Pit 27LMT VICTP Cntxt No Wt No Wt Date Range27 2 1 3 3 25 1400-190027 3 2 6 1800-190027 4 2 3 1800-1900Nearly all the pottery from this test-pit is post-medieval, with most dating to theVictorian era, suggesting that the site was probably only used as fields before then.