SDO11474 - Recent Archaeological Work at Chantry Fields, Gillingham; Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society

Construction of the new relief road and proposed adjacent residential and commercial developments at Gillingham, have provided the opportunity for archaeological examination of an area of approximately 4 ha. On the south-western fringe of the town. Between October 1990 and December 1991, three adjacent areas within Chantry Fields were examined by Wessex Archaeology (site codes W301, W465, W475) and deposits of early and later medieval date were recorded. Subsequent assessments on the sites adjacent to the relief road have placed the results from that site in a more secure context, and this short note attempts to synthesise the results and significance of the site as a whole.