Walsingham Way, Ely, Cambridgeshire: An Archaeological Evaluation.

Abstract

An archaeological evaluation was undertaken at the corner of West Fen Road and Walsingham Way, Ely, Cambridgeshire, prior to the demolition of upstanding domestic buildings and the construction of a proposed new housing development. Archaeological features were recorded in all of the trenches representing a multi-phased occupational site that correlates with the previously excavated adjacent Ashwell Site. The main focus of activity spans from the Saxon period, through to the 14th century with a prehistoric background presence; the archaeological features consisted of linears, pits, postholes, a metalled surface and evidence of a buried soil.