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Lagness Road, North Mundham, Chichester: Archaeological Evaluation Report |
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Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by Austins to carry out an archaeological trial trench evaluation on land to the south of Lagness Road, North Mundham, Chichester (NGR SU 87772 02351). An archaeological desk-based assessment of the site (Wessex Archaeology 2014a) following a proposed planning application for the residential development of the Site highlighted that there was potential for the survival of buried archaeological remains. Accordingly an archaeological evaluation of the site was undertaken in order to determine the nature and extent of any archaeological remains. The evaluation was undertaken on the 4th to the 6th February 2014 and consisted of five 30m long trenches. The evaluation identified some prehistoric activity on the site consisting of a single pit in Trench 3. It is possible that the undated ditch located in Trench 1 and potentially continuing into Trench 3 may also relate to activity during this period. A distinct change was observed in the soil characteristics either side of the former east - west field boundary 404, suggesting that the southern part of the Site may have been previously under arable cultivation. Three north-north-west - south-south-east linear features located in Trench 5 are interpreted as boundaries from a medieval open field system, most likely related to the settlement of North Mundham. The location of a south-west - north-east aligned feature, seen on the 1847 tithe map, was confirmed in Trenches 1, 3 and 4. This feature is marked as a path on the Ordnance Survey maps and still depicted on the 1933 edition. |
Author: |
Naomi Brennan
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Publisher: |
Wessex Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Please note: this record has been validated by-proxy by Historic England.
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Year of Publication: |
2014
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Locations: |
Site: |
Lagness Road, North Mundham |
Parish: |
NORTH MUNDHAM |
District: |
Chichester |
County: |
West Sussex |
Country: |
England |
Location - Auto Detected: |
North Mundham |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Lagness Road North Mundham Chichester |
Grid Reference: 487772, 102351 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
wessexar1-173065 |
OBIB: |
report number 102620 |
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A4 bound client report
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Created Date: |
28 Nov 2016 |