Site Event/Activity record ESF20017 - Evaluation, Church Farm, Hepworth
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Location
Location | Evaluation, Church Farm, Hepworth |
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Grid reference | Centred TL 5986 2749 (27m by 17m) |
Map sheet | TL52NE |
Civil Parish | HEPWORTH, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service
Date
Not recorded.
Description
An archaeological evaluation was carried out in advance of development on land at Church Farm, Hepworth, which lies near the centre of the village and the medieval parish church. The development, an area of c.220sqm was evaluated by a single trench. This identified the natural subsoil lying at a depth of 0.6m-0.9m under a thick agricultural topsoil with some evidence of minor truncation. A linear boundary, corresponding to the post-medieval field edge shown on the First and Second Edition Ordnance Surveys of 1883 and 1904, was clearly identified running the length of the trench. This was infilled during the 20th century and the field edge moved north by c.5m. A single find of a Late-Saxon copper alloy finger ring was metal-detected from the spoilheap and is the only evidence of activity on the site pre-dating the post-medieval period. It seems likely that the site was in agricultural use on the periphery of the settlement during the medieval period, despite its proximity to the church. Due to the small scale of the development proposal, the depth of the natural subsoil and the absence of any significant evidence of activity pre-dating the post-medieval period no further work, as part of the archaeological mitigation strategy for the site, is thought necessary.
Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes
Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future No
Associated Identifiers:
Planning Application No. F/2009/0533
Sitecode HEP 027
HER event no. HEP 027
NMR No. 1517007
Project Type: Field evaluation
Development Type: Rural commercial
Methods and Techniques: Sample Trenches
Position in the Planning Process: After full determination (eg. As a condition)
Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16
Current Land use: Cultivated Land 3 - Operations to a depth more than 0.25m
Monument Type(s)/Period(s): DITCH Post Medieval
Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): FINGER RING Early Medieval
PROJECT LOCATION
Area 220.00 Square metres
Grid Reference: TL98607493 Point
Height 49.00 - 50.00 metres
PROJECT CREATOR(S)
Brief originator: Local Planning Authority (with/without advice from County/District Archaeologist)
Design originator: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service, Field Team
Director/Manager: John Craven
Supervisor: John Craven
DIGITAL ARCHIVE
Recipient: Suffolk County SMR
Contents: Metal
Media: Text
PAPER ARCHIVE
Recipient: Suffolk County SMR
Contents: Metal
Media: Plan, Report
PHYSICAL ARCHIVE
Recipient: Suffolk County SMR
Contents: Metal
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript)
Title: Church Farm, hepworth, HEP 027
Author(s)/Editor(s): Craven, J. A.
Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS Report No. 2009/122
Date: 2009
Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS
Place of Issue or Publication: Bury St Edmunds
Description: SCCAS evaluation report
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SSF53122 Unpublished document: Craven, J.. 2009. Evaluation report. HEP 027 Church Farm, Hepworth, Hepwoth.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- HEP 027 Late Saxon Copper Alloy finger Ring and Post Medieval ditch at Church Farm, Hepworth (Monument)
Record last edited
Feb 19 2024 1:58PM