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Wessex Archaeology
Poulton Hall,Pulford, Cheshire
Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of the Results
April 2007 Ref: 62506.01
Poulton Hall, Pulford, Cheshire
Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
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By
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Report reference: 62506.01
April 2007
© Wessex Archaeology Limited 2007, all rights reserved Wessex Archaeology Limited is a Registered Charity No. 287786
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Poulton Hall, Pulford, Cheshire
Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
Contents
SummaryAcknowledgements
1INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................11.1Project Background...................................................................................11.2Site Location, Topography and Geology..................................................11.3Historical Background...............................................................................11.4Previous Archaeological Work.................................................................32AIMS AND OBJECTIVES.................................................................................43METHODS...........................................................................................................53.1Landscape and Earthwork Survey...........................................................53.2Geophysical Survey....................................................................................53.3Evaluation Trenches..................................................................................54RESULTS.............................................................................................................64.1Introduction................................................................................................64.2Landscape and Earthwork Survey...........................................................6
Site A: Earthwork Survey.............................................................................6 Search for the Abbey....................................................................................7
4.3Geophysical Survey....................................................................................8
Site A (
Figure 4A
)........................................................................................8Site B (
Figure 8
)..........................................................................................9
4.4Evaluation Trenches..................................................................................9
Site A: The Former Poulton Hall (Trenches 2-6)........................................9Site B: The Chapel (Trench 1)...................................................................14
5THE FINDS........................................................................................................155.1Introduction..............................................................................................155.2Pottery.......................................................................................................155.3Ceramic Building Material (CBM)........................................................165.4Glass..........................................................................................................175.5Clay Pipe...................................................................................................185.6Metalwork.................................................................................................185.7Other Finds...............................................................................................195.8Human Bone.............................................................................................195.9Animal Bone.............................................................................................195.10Potential and further recommendations................................................206DISCUSSION.....................................................................................................216.1Site A: The Former Poulton Hall............................................................21
Introduction................................................................................................21Chronology.................................................................................................21Condition....................................................................................................22
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