Site Event/Activity record ESF21338 - Evaluation at Land Adjacent to The Old Rectory, Long Green, Bedfield

Bedfield, land adjacent to The Old Rectory, Long Green (BED 025, TM 2180 6668) evaluation trenching of an area of rough pasture on the western side of what had been a moated site until c1850 prior to a proposed residential development revealed two, small, undated pits and a small group of unstratified medieval pottery sherds from a trench in the area fronting onto the road to Monk Soham. The remaining trenches revealed no archaeological features and only one sherd of medieval pottery. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future Yes Associated Identifiers: HER event no. BED 025 NMR No. 1549377 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Rural residential Methods and Techniques: Sample Trenches Position in the Planning Process: After full determination (eg. As a condition) Reason for Investigation: Planning condition Site status: None Current Land use: Grassland Heathland 2 - Undisturbed Grassland Monument Type(s)/Period(s): PIT Uncertain Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): POTTERY Medieval PROJECT LOCATION Area 2480.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TM21806665 Point Height 61.00 - 62.00 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: John Newman Director/Manager: John Newman Supervisor: John Newman DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk CC Archaeological Service Contents: Ceramics Media: Images raster / digital photography, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk CC Archaeological Service Contents: Ceramics Media: Context sheet, Plan, Report, Section PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk CC Archaeological Service Contents: Ceramics BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Land Adjacent to The Old Rectory, Long Green, Bedfield- Archaeological Evaluation Report Author(s)/Editor(s): Newman J Date: 2011 Issuer/Publisher: John Newman Archaeological Services Place of Issue or Publication: Henley, Suffolk Description: Loose bound client report