Source/Archive record SCH9306 - Archaeological Watching Brief Report: Old Hall Farm, Stretton, Malpas

Report of an Archaeological Watching Brief carried out during groundworks at land to the south of Stretton Hall Lane, Tilston, Malpas, Cheshire, SY14 7EF. Three non-designated Heritage Assets lie within the site: part of the Tilston to Grafton Roman Road (1700/1/4), a roadside settlement (1768/1/0) and two Roman coins (1768/1/1; 1768/1/6). Also an Archaeological Evaluation carried in April 2021 (ECH6925) produced features of a Roman date (late 1st and 3rd centuries AD), and the remnants of an occupation deposit. There was a general trend in the evaluation for the Roman archaeology to be more concentrated in the north and eastern parts of the site hence the implementation of a watching brief to monitor the remainder of the site area. Two natural colluvial deposits were encountered which produced two sherds of Roman pottery likely a result of hill wash. No archaeological deposits were encountered in the area subject to monitoring, which confirms the suggestion that archaeological deposits are confined to a fairly thin strip alongside the Roman road from Chester to Whitchurch and do not extend for any great distance to the south west.