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OA East Report No: 1818

OASIS No: oxfordar3-220100

NGR: TG 29319 01823

Client: CgMs Consulting on behalf of FW Properties

Archaeological Excavation

and Additional Evaluation

at Land South of Wheel

Road, Alpington, Norfolk

August 2015

Excavation Report

oxfordar3-220100

Evaluation and Excavation on land south of wheel road, alpington, norfolk

03-08-2015 05-08-2015

ENF136615

ENF136615 209536

Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16

Urban Residential

Posthole Uncertain Pottery Select period...

pit Uncertain Lead Select period...

gully Uncertain Button Select period...

Norfolk

Wheel RoadAlpingtonNorfolk

south norfolk

Alpington and Yelverton

Norfolk

TG 29319 01823

Notes:

OA EAST

Norfolk County Council

Matt Brudenell

Kathryn Nicholls

Norfolk County Council OA East Norfolk County Council

ENF136615 ENF136615 ENF136615

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Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2015. All rights reserved. Centre Maps reference 10001998

Figure 1: Site location showing archaeological trenches (black) in development area (red)

Figure 2: Ordnance Survey Map (1882) of Alpington

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Figure 3: Site plan, showing previous evaluation trenches

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Limit of excavation

Section

Break of slope

Cut number

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Archaeological feature

Deposit

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Modern

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Limit of excavation

Section

Break of slope

Cut number

S.123

Archaeological feature

Deposit

Key

Previous evaluation

Potential structure area

Site Boundary

Figure 4: Detail plan of excavation Area 1 and additional trenches

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AREA 1

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Trench 6

Trench 8

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Figure 5: Selected sections

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CutTop of surface/naturalStoneCharcoalCut numberDeposit number

Ordnance datum

117118

Plate 2: Post-holes in Area 1, from south-west

Plate 1: Gully 132 in Trench 6, from south-east

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