Site Event/Activity record ESF20819 - F15C Squadron Operations, RAF Lakenheath

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Location

Location WNG 047 F15C Squadron Operations, RAF Lakenheath
Grid reference Centred TL 754 822 (251m by 223m)
Map sheet TL78SE
Civil Parish WANGFORD WITH HENHAM, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

Technique(s)

Organisation

Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service

Date

Not recorded.

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Description

An archaeological monitoring, carried out on the eastern edge of RAF Lakenheath, Wangford identified a small unstratified finds assemblage of medieval material but no archaeological deposits or features, possibly because of the heavy disturbance from the site's recent use as a tree plantation and shallow nature of the overlying soils. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future No Associated Identifiers: HER event no. WNG 047 Sitecode WNG 047 Planning Application No. F/2007/1028/FUL NMR No. 1532697 Project Type: Recording project Investigation Type: Watching Brief Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16 Current Land use: Woodland 4 - Coniferous plantation Monument Type(s)/Period(s): N/A None Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): POTTERY Post Medieval PROJECT LOCATION Area 2.00 Hectares Grid Reference: TL755822 Point Height 12.00 - 12.00 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service, Field Team Director/Manager: Andrew Tester Supervisor: John Craven DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Ceramics Media: Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Ceramics Media: Plan, Report PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Ceramics BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: F15C Squadron Operations, RAF Lakenheath, Wangford. WNG 047 Author(s)/Editor(s): Craven, J. A. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS Report No. 2011/005 Date: 2011 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Description: SCCAS Monitoring report

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Craven, J.. 2011. Archaeological Monitoring Report, F15C Squadron Operations, RAF Lakenheath, WNG 047.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • F15C Squadron Operations, RAF Lakenheath, (Monument)

Record last edited

Mar 11 2011 8:22AM

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