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Land South of New Road, Attleborough, Norfolk, Evaluation Report |
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Suffolk Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
An archaeological evaluation, consisting of the excavation of nine trenches, was carried out at land south of New Road, Attleborough, Norfolk, at the pre-planning application stage. Archaeological features were identified in six trenches, with the remaining three being empty. The evaluation has identified widespread evidence of medieval and post-medieval agricultural activity, and some evidence for medieval settlement activity, characterised by northwest-southeast ditches dating to between the 11th-14th centuries, and northeast-southwest ditches dating to the between the 18th-20th centuries or earlier. Prior to evaluation, possible earthworks were observed on aerial photographs in the eastern part of the site; These were suspected to represent post-medieval drainage ditches, possibly relating to a toft or house platform of medieval date, but the evaluation did not reveal any evidence for a man-made bank or for structural remains. Dating evidence was scarce within these ditches, although a single piece of fired clay was identified as possibly being part of a medieval oven. The upper fills contained evidence for backfilling during the post-medieval period, but the possibility of the ditches being in use during the medieval period cannot be discounted. |
Author: |
C Douglas
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Publisher: |
Suffolk Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Norfolk HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2017
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Land South of New Road |
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Norfolk |
District: |
Breckland |
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ATTLEBOROUGH |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 603740, 293940 (Easting, Northing)
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suffolka1-283326 |
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Suffolk Archaeology report number 2017/050 |
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One A4 paper bound report
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Created Date: |
19 Feb 2018 |