Site Event/Activity record ESF22444 - Evaluation, Chilton Woods, Acton, Chilton, Long Melford, Sudbury

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Location

Location
Grid reference Centred TL 8835 4311 (2658m by 953m)
Map sheet TL84SE
Civil Parish ACTON, BABERGH, SUFFOLK
Civil Parish CHILTON, BABERGH, SUFFOLK
Civil Parish LONG MELFORD, BABERGH, SUFFOLK
Civil Parish SUDBURY, BABERGH, SUFFOLK

Technique(s)

Organisation

Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service

Date

Not recorded.

Map

Description

An archaeological evaluation by trial trenching was carried out by Suffolk County Council fieldwork team at Chilton Woods to the north of Sudbury in Suffolk. The evaluation at Chilton Woods was a large assessment of the archaeology in the area covering c.121.8 hectares. The works consisted of 356 fifty meter long trenches targeting anomalies detected by the geophysical survey conducted by WYAS as well as sampling apparent blank areas. The works crossed four parish boundaries.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Green, M.. 2015. Chilton Woods, Sudbury, Suffolk: Archaeological Evaluation Report.

Related Monuments/Buildings (4)

  • A possible Early to Late Bronze Age rural settlement and Middle Iron Age enclosures at Chilton Woods, Sudbury (SCCAS) EVAL (Monument)
  • Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age features and peripheral rural activity of Roman date at Chilton Woods, Long Melford (Monument)
  • Multi-period activity at Chilton Woods, Chilton (SCCAS) EVAL (Monument)
  • Undated ditches and MIA pits and a possible Roman cremation at Chilton Woods, Acton (Monument)

Record last edited

Jan 13 2026 12:36PM

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