Were House, George Street, Warminster, Wiltshire Archaeological Evaluation Report

In August 2004 Oxford Archaeology (OA) carried out a field evaluation at land at Were House, George Street, Warminster, Wiltshire (NGR ST 872 451) on behalf of Hadfield Associates. The evaluation revealed no evidence relating to the medieval development of Warminster. However, post-medieval well and building foundations, possible associated with Were House were revealed. An organic rich clay/peat layer was also discovered at the base of both trenches representing an earlier period when this area had been exposed to occasional flooding