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CAT Report 872: summary

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Archaeological evaluation at Fairfields Farm, Wormingford, Essex, CO6 3AQ: September 2015
by Howard Brooks
(with contributions from -)

Date report completed: October 2015
Location: Fairfields Farm, Wormingford, Essex, CO6 3AQ
Map reference(s): Site A: TL 92806 30778 - Site B: TL 92376 30090
File size: 1,168 kb
Project type: Archaeological evaluation
Significance of the results: negative
Keywords: WW2, airfield

Summary. The site is on the eastern side of the former WW2 Wormingford Airfield, and on the site of a WW1 landing strip. An evaluation by 27 trial-trenches revealed only modern material from the construction and demolition of the airfield, and two ditches which may be pre-airfield boundaries.