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Excavation identified limited Roman agricultural activity and Later Prehistoric activity. The majority of the evidence was for medieval land use, possible a small farmstead.

"On Warren Hill, Icklingham, was found in 1877 a small head of Silenus in high relief, of red ware. Previously recorded under IKL Misc.

Circa 1980: Sherds of pottery found while digging post holes for tennis courts for The Rectory included Samian (very worn), Early Saxon and Thetford ware.

January 1880: `An amphora of globular form deprived of neck and handles, within which were two fragments of statuettes of pipeclay ("and some score or so of iron nails" (S3)),both representing a nude type of goddess Venus, was found in draining the ...

"A scatter of Roman and a few early Sax" (?) "Sherds were recovered from an area disturbed by the North Sea Gas pipeline" (S1).

Evaluation revealed evidence of Roman agricultural activity and the presence of a significant Roman structure in the vicinity

Roman and Medieval pottery found west of Bredfield church, Bredfield.

1986: Fieldwalking by John Newman for SE Suffolk survey located Rom (& ?IA) pottery scatter, over 120 x 40m area, on "Field 325A".

Geophysical anomalies indicating field boundaries, a trackway and pits. Eval ided Roman ditches and low level prehistoric activity.

"A scatter of Roman and a few early Sax sherds were recovered from an area disturbed by the North Sea Gas pipeline" (S1).