Park Villa, Winery Lane, Walton-le-Dale, Preston, Lancashire: Archaeological Watching Brief

Thrifty Car Rental (TCR) have submitted a planning application (07/2006/1018/FUL) for the reconstruction of the entrance way of their rental centre to the north of Winery Lane, Walton-le-Dale, Preston, Lancashire (SD 55297 28355). The proposed development lies within the Scheduled Area for the Walton-le-Dale Roman settlement and, accordingly, English Heritage (EH) requested that a programme of archaeological monitoring should be undertaken during the groundworks. Following submission of a project design, Oxford Archaeology North (OA North) was commissioned by TCR to undertake the works.