Weybridge Farm, Alconbury: An Archaeological Desktop Survey

Archaeological evidence shows a rich and diverse landscape to the east of the application area along the terraces of the Ouse, and limited late occupation to the west, north ans south, but no direct evidence in the immediate vicinity. Historical and cartographic evidence suggests that the application area was given over to meadowland beside Ellington Brook, and probably formed part of the Royal Forest of Weybridge during medieval times. Geological and soil conditions show considerable river activity in the application area, with sand and gravel deposition during the Pleistocene and alluvial deposition in the more recent times. The surrounding high lands are largely composed of clays that may not have been particularly suitable for human exploitation until Saxon/Medieval times.