Wigmore Farm, Godmanchester: An Archaeological Desktop Assessment
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A desk based assessment was carried out for land at Wigmore Farm, Godmanchester on the request of Westbury homes. There was no recorded evidence of archaeology on the site itself. In the surrounding area, a small amount of evidence for prehistoric activity is noted. Extensive Romano-British activity is recorded to the north and east of the site adjacent to Ermine Street and the Roman town of Godmanchester. Medieval agricultural activity is noted in fields bordering either side of the site. Evidence from historic maps and a site visit, suggests that part of the site was at one time used for gravel extraction. An excavation in neighbouring fields found extensive evidence of post-medieval quarrying and little evidence of archaeology surviving beneath Medieval ridge and furrow.