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Land at Wicks Farm, Ford West Sussex Results of a Desk-Based Assessment, Walkover Survey and Limited Historic Visual Impact Assessment |
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South West Archaeology Ltd. unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
The results of a desk-based assessment, walkover survey and limited historic visual impact assessment carried out by South West Archaeology Ltd. on land at Wicks Farm, Ford, West Sussex, as part of the pre-planning documentation for a proposed digestion unit and glasshouses. The proposed development would be located on the edge of an existing set of farm buildings, within the southern part of a large arable field. This historically formed part of Wicks Farm, and before that, one of the Open Fields of Yapton. The Manor of Yapton has a complex medieval descent, held by the Edmond and then the Thomas families in the post-medieval period. Wicks Farm appears on a lease of 1667, and probably derives its name from the local surname Weekes rather than anything more archaeologically significant. The walkover failed to identify any features of any great archaeological interest, though subtle earthworks were present that may relate to former field boundaries and the reputed use of the site as a refuelling depot for Ford Airfield during WWII. However, this does appear to be a landscape of high potential, as demonstrated through the fieldwork to the south at Ford Airfield and Yapton, and the finds reported to the PAS. The few designated heritage assets in the wider area selected for assessment are unlikely to be affected to any significant degree by the proposed development, and mitigation through sympathetic design and tree planting is likely to offset the minor harm that might arise. With this in mind, the overall impact of the proposed development can be assessed as negative/minor. The impact of the development on the buried archaeological resource would be permanent and irreversible. |
Author: |
P Webb
E Wapshott
B Whitlock
Bryn W Morris
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Publisher: |
South West Archaeology Ltd.
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Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
West Sussex SMR (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2015
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Wicks Farm |
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West Sussex |
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Arun |
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FORD |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 499016, 104048 (Easting, Northing)
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southwes1-228494 |
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151029 |
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01 Feb 2018 |