Site Event/Activity record ESF19849 - Evaluation, Land adjacent to The Cottage, Bicker's Hill, Laxfield

A trial trench evaluation was carried out at the above site in advance of the construction of a detached house. One evaluation trench was excavated, covering approximately 5.5% of the area of the proposed development. The site is located within 100m of the medieval parish church and close to the historic core of the village, which is defined in the County Historic Environment Record as a site of regional importance. The evaluation revealed glacial till deposits at a depth of approximately 0.60m below ground level. These are sealed by layers of subsoil and modern topsoil/garden soil. One archaeological feature was identified -a 19th-century boundary ditch that is shown on the parish tithe map of 1841 and subsequent Ordnance Survey maps until at least 1902. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future No Associated Identifiers: HER event no. LXD 055 Planning Application No. 0171/09 NMR No. 1507941 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Small-scale (e.g. single house, etc.) Methods and Techniques: Sample Trenches Position in the Planning Process: After full determination (eg. As a condition) Reason for Investigation: Planning condition Monument Type(s)/Period(s): DITCH Post Medieval Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): NONE None PROJECT LOCATION Area 384.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TM2973272512 Point PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: K. Wade Director/Manager: Stuart Boulter Supervisor: Kieron Heard DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR ID: LXD 055 Contents: other Media: Images raster / digital photography PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR ID: LXD 055 Contents: Stratigraphic Media: Section Notes: x2 sheets of permatrace with section drawings, levels etc BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Archaeological evaluation report: Land adjacent to The Cottage, Bicker's Hill Road, Laxfield Author(s)/Editor(s): Heard, K Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS report number 2009/095 Date: 2009 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Ipswich Description: A4, ringbound, 24 pages