Site Event/Activity record ESF20649 - Land north of Church Lane, Saxmundham, Archaeological Desk Based Assessment

Desk Based Assessment, examining the evidence for the area around the proposed development. The proposed development area is situated on the eastern side of the River Fromus on the lower slope of the valley, to the east of Saxmundham and immediately to the north of the parish church of St John the Baptist. Such a topographically favourable situation will have a moderate to high potential for archaeological material from most periods. Within the PDA an area of approximately 0.2ha has been disturbed by the construction and later demolition of a sewage works and this disturbance could have had a detrimental affect on the potential for any archaeology to survive within that area. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future Not known Associated Identifiers: NMR No. 1461872 Project Type: Desk based assessment Development Type: Rural residential Methods and Techniques: Documentary Search, Aerial Photography - interpretation, Visual Inspection Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16 Site status: None Current Land use: Grassland Heathland 2 - Undisturbed Grassland Monument Type(s)/Period(s): NONE None Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): NONE None PROJECT LOCATION Area 458.00 Hectares Grid Reference: TM38866302 Point Height 11.00 - 20.00 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: K. Wade Director/Manager: John Newman Supervisor: James Rolfe DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR ID: Land north of Church lane, Saxmundham Contents: none Media: GIS, Images raster / digital photography, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR ID: Land north of Church lane, Saxmundham Contents: none Media: Map, Report BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Land north of Church lane, Saxmundham Author(s)/Editor(s): Rolfe, J. Other Bibliographic Details: 2006/184 Date: 2006 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: SCCAS