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Large settlement area which includes the N corner of the Roman fort and is described as Priory Farm, Poultry Farm, Appleyards and Duck Farm.

1819: `A short distance form the town is a field now called priory field, which, within the last few years, has become arable, and a little below the surface of the earth some foundations of an old and extensive building were discovered' (S1).

Moat - site of.

Traces of prehistoric occupation, black earth and ditches seen in pipe line trench during 1954 by Basil Brown.

Foundations of an extensive building said to have been discovered when Priory Field converted to arable in early C19 (S1).

Scatter of pottery, mainly unglazed C13-C14 sherds, in a field adjoining Rookwood Lane.

Evaluation on targeted features flagged up from geophys produced no archaeology except a palaeochannel or dry river channel, samples taken from its fill did not produce much evidence for past land use.

coins

A small amount of possible Ipswich ware and some more certain Thetford type ware sherds found together with EMed sherds and C13-C14 coarse wares during fieldwaling. Excavation of a pit at this site uncovered further medieval pottery sherds alongside ...

Narrow soilmark or cropmark of perfect oval, circa 70m by 50m (S1).