Mid Saxon to post-medieval occupation features, excavated by SWAT in 2007 prior to construction of a housing development.

AD 650-850: Two linear intersecting ditches of contemporary date located within Area 2 and a linear ditch in Area 3.

AD 950-1050: "A single square cut posthole (cut 24) and a rectangular pit (cut 264); that cut Linear ditches D and E, were located in Areas 1 and 2 respectively. Five features of Late Saxon date were located within Area 4. The four pits (Cuts 355, 350, 361, 348) were located in the eastern part of Area 4… Also within this area and dating to this phase was a linear ditch (Linear H; Cuts 346, 344, 342) of which one of the excavated segments (Cut 342) produced pottery dating to this phase."

AD 1000-1125: two pits and two post holes were assigned to this phase.

AD 1175-1375: two pits, two post holes and a ditch (Linear B) were assigned to this phase.

AD 1350-1475: two pits were assigned to this phase.

AD 1475-1550: "This phase has the highest concentration of archaeological features associated with it, are all pits, with the exception of two possible square postholes (Cut 97 and 79) and they are all located in Area 1". "In the Northern part of Area 1 was a large, deep circular pit interpreted as a quarry pit in filled with rubbish (Cut 85) This was previously investigated during the evaluation phase by CAT (Helm 2006, Cut 1104)."

AD 1550-1750: "Four features have been dated to this phase, three pits (Cut 359, 170 and 55) and a posthole".

AD 1750-1775-plus: a group of pits and at least two post holes have been dated to this phase.

"A single grave was exposed within Area 1 and is likely to date to the Medieval period. The grave (Cut 192) was orientated approximately east west and rectangular in plan with a recess cut in the southern side at the western end. The skeletal remains suggest that the body had been laid in the grave supine, with arms and legs extended, the arms either side of the body. The skull was detached and was located 0.3 metres to the side of the body in the recess of the cut. No artefacts were buried within the grave and there was no evidence for a coffin. The skeleton appears to be that of a male."

<1> Swale and Thames Archaeological Survey Company, 2009, Interim Archaeological Excavation Report for 28 Church Street, Hoo St. Werburgh, Rochester, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE31849.

<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2005, Archaeological Evaluation on land at 28 Church Street, Hoo St Werburgh, Rochester (Unpublished document). SKE31333.