Swindon New Eastern Villages - White Hart Junction, Swindon, Wiltshire - Archaeological Monitoring and Recording

Wessex Archaeology

Dating evidence retrieved from the site pertaining to Iron Age activity was collected from two ditches, concentrated in a small area of the rail bridge crane pads, the possible associated posthole did not contain any artefacts. Despite the site’s proximity to Ermin Street Roman Road, no Romano-British features or artefacts were uncovered.

A well and pump uncovered at Wanborough Road most likely served the White Hart pub and/or the houses located on the opposing side of Wanborough Road, as well as passing traffic using the road and the nearby canal. The pump appears to have been a 19th century in date, although the well-constructed of stone may have earlier origins. General urbanisation and the construction of the road and railway line have caused widespread truncation to varying degrees across the site.