Title: |
Church Farm, hepworth, HEP 027 |
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Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service unpublished report series
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ADS Terms of Use and Access
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Publication Type: |
Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
An archaeological evaluation was carried out in advance of development on land at Church Farm, Hepworth, which lies near the centre of the village and the medieval parish church. The development, an area of c.220sqm was evaluated by a single trench. This identified the natural subsoil lying at a depth of 0.6m-0.9m under a thick agricultural topsoil with some evidence of minor truncation. A linear boundary, corresponding to the post-medieval field edge shown on the First and Second Edition Ordnance Surveys of 1883 and 1904, was clearly identified running the length of the trench. This was infilled during the 20th century and the field edge moved north by c.5m. A single find of a Late-Saxon copper alloy finger ring was metal-detected from the spoilheap and is the only evidence of activity on the site pre-dating the post-medieval period. It seems likely that the site was in agricultural use on the periphery of the settlement during the medieval period, despite its proximity to the church. Due to the small scale of the development proposal, the depth of the natural subsoil and the absence of any significant evidence of activity pre-dating the post-medieval period no further work, as part of the archaeological mitigation strategy for the site, is thought necessary. |
Author: |
J A Craven
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Publisher: |
Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Suffolk HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2009
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Locations: |
Site: |
HEP 027 Church Farm, Hepworth |
Parish: |
HEPWORTH |
District: |
West Suffolk |
County: |
Suffolk |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 598600, 274930 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
suffolkc1-60826 |
OBIB: |
SCCAS Report No. 2009/122 |
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Note: |
SCCAS evaluation report
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Created Date: |
23 Nov 2016 |