Land Adjacent to Kirgsfield Crescent Witney, Oxon

A field evaluation was undertaken by the Oxford Archaeological Unit on the site of the former allotmant, bounding the recreation ground to the north-west, at Newlands, Witney on 16th june 1994. the work was carried out on behalf of Ruddy Developments in advance of the construction of twelve residential dwellings and in accordance with the brief set by the County Archaeologist. Four machine dug 20m long trenches were excavated where the greatest ground disturbance was anticipated. With the exception of one possible prehistorc ditch/pit no other archaeological features were located, indicating that the medieval 'New Town' did not extend as fas as this part of Witney.