Site Event/Activity record ESF21801 - Desk-Based Assessment - Land Adjacent to The Green, Bury Road, Barrow

This desk-based assessment considers the potential archaeological implications of proposed redevelopment of land adjacent to The Green, Bury Road, Barrow, Suffolk. Barrow was an important manor in the medieval period, being within the ownership of the de Clare family, a powerful Norman dynasty. The manor itself passed through several well known powerful persons during this period, including William Marshal, and was even granted a market and an annual fair. The site also lies around 200m to the south of a Scheduled Monument; that of the moated site of the original medieval Barrow Hall. The Green appears to have been central to the village, and there seems to have always been settlement around the edges of it. The development site lies close to this area, and will take in the Bury Road street frontage, currently occupied by Victorian and later buildings. It is thought to be highly likely that medieval remains will be encountered here, dependent on the impact previous below-ground disturbance during the building of the existing houses. Other periods are represented in the area, with a concentration of prehistoric finds to the north of the area and a little Roman evidence in the field to the north, which may represent cemetery remains. This possible Roman activity also has potential to be present within the boundary of the current development area. There is little Saxon evidence, although it seems likely that Barrow began its development during this period. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous Not known, Future Not known Associated Identifiers: NMR No. 1568529 Project Type: Desk based assessment Development Type: Landfill Methods and Techniques: '''Documentary Search''' Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPS Monument Type(s)/Period(s): NONE None Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): NONE None PROJECT LOCATION Area 0 Square metres Grid Reference: TL76536358 Point PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Norfolk Historic Environment Service Design originator: NPS Archaeology Director/Manager: Nigel Page Supervisor: Rebecca Sillwood BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment of land adjacent to The Green, Bury Road, Barrow, Suffolk Author(s)/Editor(s): sillwood, R. Date: 2011 Issuer/Publisher: NPS Archaeology Place of Issue or Publication: norwich