Wintringham lies in a rich archaeological landscape, where people have lived and farmed for thousands of years. Our archaeologists have been investigating this area for over a decade, including Love’s Farm to the north, helping to build a detailed picture of how people first lived in the claylands of western Cambridgeshire.
OA returned to evaluate the archaeological potential of the proposed development area at Wintringham. The work undertaken included a review of past archaeological work within the area, an air photo survey, geophysical survey, field walking and the excavation of 194 trial trenches to see where there was archaeology and what conditions any remains might be in. This confirmed that the pattern of Iron Age and Roman settlement seen at Love's Farm continued south of Cambridge Road, and four main areas were identified for full excavation.