Morrell Place, formerly the site of Wallingford's police station, lies on the east side of Reading Road (centred at NGR 460710 189010) on terrace Sand and Gravel deposits at a height of just over 45 m above OD, and slopes gently eastwards towards the River Thames – less than 200 m away – and its alluvial floodplain (Fig. 1). The site was evaluated by trenching in 2013, which revealed well-preserved archaeological features of late Anglo-Saxon to medieval date. Following the closure of the police station, Winslade Investments (Reading Road, Wallingford) Ltd commissioned Oxford Archaeology (OA) to undertake excavation of the house footprints (Areas 1–5) and soakaways (Areas 6–10) and a watching brief on service runs, prior to housing development (Fig. 1). These covered an area of 935 sq m and took place between November 2018 and June 2019, following a brief provided by Richard Oram of Oxfordshire County Council Archaeological Services, who also monitored the work.

This report provides a summary account of the late Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Norman and medieval discoveries from the site, significantly enhancing understanding of Wallingford’s earliest suburbs. Struck flint of probable late Mesolithic date and a little Roman tile and pottery were also found, together with limited post-medieval features and finds.