Site Event/Activity record ESF23377 - Evaluation, Land West of Church Farm, Naughton Road, Whatfield

PROJECT DETAILS In February 2012 Archaeological Solutions Limited (AS) carried out an archaeological trial trench evaluation of land west of Church Farm, Naughton Road, Whatfield, Suffolk IP7 6QJ (NGR TM 0265 4672). The evaluation was commissioned to support a planning application for the proposed development of 15 new residential properties with associated public open space (Planning Ref No. B/11/00903/OUT). Four archaeological features were recorded in Trenches 8 and 9 (F1003, F1005, F1007 and F1009). The trenches are not adjacent and therefore the features are not `concentrated' in one area of the site. The features comprise pits and gullies. Gully F1005 and Pit F1007 (Tr. 9) contained a small number (1 and 2 respectively) of medieval (11th - 13th century) pottery sherds. Both features also contained daub, possibly derived from a medieval building (CBM report below). Pit F1003 (Tr.8) also contained daub and may have been broadly contemporary. Gully F1009 (Tr.9) contained no finds but was cut by Pit F1007. The site is situated on the north-west side of Whatfield, and is c.250m to the north-east of the medieval parish church of St Margaret. It lies immediately adjacent to the main route through the village, The Street. The site had a potential for medieval remains, and the larger number of features (three) were contained in Trench 9 close to The Street. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future Not known Associated Identifiers: Contracting Unit No. 4682 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Rural residential Methods and Techniques: 'Targeted Trenches', 'Sample Trenches' Position in the Planning Process: Pre-application Reason for Investigation: Planning condition Site status: None Current Land use: Other 15 - Other Monument Type(s)/Period(s): DITCH Modern, PIT Medieval , GULLY Medieval Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): POTTERY Medieval , NONE None PROJECT LOCATION Area 1.7 Hectares Grid Reference: TM02654672 Point Height 60 - 65 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Organisation: Archaeological Solutions Ltd Brief originator: SCC AS Conservation Team Design originator: Jon Murray Director/Manager: Jon Murray Supervisor: Joe Bampton DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Museam Contents: 'Survey' Media: 'Images raster / digital photography', 'Survey' PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Museam Contents: 'Survey' Media: 'Drawing', 'Photograph', 'Plan', 'Report', 'Survey ' BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Land West of Church Farm, Naughton Road, Whatfield, Suffolk IP7 6QJ Author(s)/Editor(s): Bampton, J and Stoakley, M Other Bibliographic Details: Archaeological Solution Report No. 4018 Date: 2012 Issuer/Publisher: Archaeological Solutions Place of Issue or Publication: Bury St Edmunds