Burnt Common Nurseries, London Road, Send, Surrey, Phase 1 - Archaeological Evaluation

Wessex Archaeology

Wessex Archaeology undertook an archaeological evaluation of a 1.8 ha parcel of land located at Burnt Common Nurseries, London Road, Send, Surrey, GU23 7LN, centred on NGR 503527 154366.

The evaluation comprised twenty-five 20 m trenches, representing a 5% sample of the overall area. The evaluation identified a limited number of archaeological features within the site. Four of the twenty-five trenches (Trenches 1, 2, 12 and 13) revealed evidence for land boundaries of potential Romano-British date. In addition, evidence for medieval/post medieval ridge and furrow agriculture was identified in three trenches (Trenches 11, 17 and 18). Made ground deposits of modern date were identified in two trenches (Trenches 8 and 9). Modern disturbance and land drains were identified in eight trenches (Trenches 5, 6, 9, 13, 14, 15, 20 and 21).