Site Event/Activity record ESF20159 - Land North of School Road

An archaeological evaluation was carried out on Land to the north of School Road, Risby, Suffolk in advance of a planning application to construct a new Pre-school. Three linear features containing medieval material were identified in the 42m of trenching indicating a phase of activity from the 12th century. These lay c.25m north from the road frontage and may simply represent former field boundaries in the area of open farmland between the two settlement cores of the village. Alternatively they may indicate activity to the rear of potential occupation along the road. The road frontage itself could not be investigated however due to the presence of overhead electricity cables. Archaeological monitoring of development groundworks is recommended. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future Yes Associated Identifiers: Sitecode RBY 038 HER event no. RBY 038 NMR No. 1521276 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Public building (e.g. school, church, hospital, medical centre, law courts etc.) Methods and Techniques: Sample Trenches Position in the Planning Process: Pre-application 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 Medieval Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): POTTERY Medieval PROJECT LOCATION Area 1400.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TL798663 Point Height 64.00 - 65.00 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service, Field Team Director/Manager: John Craven Supervisor: John Craven DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Ceramics Media: Images raster / digital photography, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Ceramics Media: Plan, Report, Section PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Ceramics BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Land North of School Road, Risby, RBY 038 Author(s)/Editor(s): Craven, J. A. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS Report No. 2010/044 Date: 2010 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Bury St Edmunds Description: SCCAS evaluation report