Monument record WTM 048 - Medieval Remains at Cherry Tree Farm, Mellis Road, Wortham
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TM 0847 7708 (95m by 100m) |
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Map sheet | TM07NE |
Civil Parish | WORTHAM, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (9)
- DITCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PIT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WELL? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POST HOLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POST BUILT STRUCTURE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DITCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POST BUILT STRUCTURE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- PIT (Unknown date)
- DITCH (Unknown date)
Full Description
Between 1st and the 31st March 2010, OA East conducted an excavation on c.0.16ha of land at Cherry Tree Farm, Wortham, Suffolk (TM 0846 7708) in advance of a housing development. There was no definite Saxon occupation on the site and it is likely that the excavation area lay outside of the settlement at this time. The first main archaeological phase on site dated to the late 11th century or sometime in the 12th century and comprised five plots running east to west and presumably these fronted onto Mellis Road. In around the late 13th century, the boundaries within the excavated area were further realigned with two new large east to west long-standing boundary ditches created at the northern and southern sides of the site. In between these ditches there were three shallow fragmentary ditches which may have been the remains of internal boundaries. From the mid 14th to mid 16th centuries the site was probably used only for pastoral farming as there were just four features dating to this period comprising an extremely large watering hole, a fragmentary ditch and two small pits (S1).
Sources/Archives (1)
- <S1> SSF54429 Unpublished document: Atkins, R.. 2012. Medieval Remains at Cherry Tree Farm, Mellis Road, Wortham, Suffolk. Excavation Report.
Finds (5)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Jun 8 2012 3:15PM