Fox Wood Garden Village, Whiston, Merseyside Archaeological Evaluation Report

Oxford Archaeology (OA) was commissioned by Lanpro Services on behalf of Taylor Wimpey North West to undertake a trial trench evaluation of a proposed residential development on land at Halsnead Park to the south-west of Whiston, Merseyside (centered at NGR 4765 8998).

The work was undertaken as condition 25 of Planning Permission (planning ref. 20/00417/FUL). During consultation for the application, the archaeological advisors to Knowsley Council, Merseyside Environmental Advisory Service (MEAS), recommended that and archaeological evaluation be undertaken comprising of 25 trial trenches, including thirteen trenches measuring 50m by 2m, six trenches measuring 30m by 2m and six trenches measuring 20m by 2m. A written scheme of investigation (WSI) was produced by Lanpro Services detailing the Local Authority’s requirements for work necessary to discharge the planning condition. OA North were subsequently commissioned to undertake the necessary fieldwork, which was carried out over seven days, 19th to 27th April 2022.