SNN111051 - Archaeological investigation: Church Walk House, No 2 Church Walk, Newton Bromswold

An archaeological investigation was carried out by Souterrain during groundwork preparation for a new extension to Church Walk House in the village of Newton Bromswold, Northamptonshire. The investigation took place on the 29th October 2017. The property is located in the historic core of the village where extensive remains of the former areas of medieval to post-medieval settlement survives as earthworks. The proposed site of the extension lay on the southwest/northeast course of a postulated medieval linear earthwork. Ground reduction took place over an area of c 101sq. M. The investigation revealed that the section of earthwork exposed within the footprint of the new extension was formed as a part of wider landscaping of ground on the northeast to southeast side of Church Walk House which took place in the 20th century. There were no buried soils and no historic features or artefacts present. A detailed topographical survey was undertaken of the immediate locality (c 900 sqm) in order to illustrate the aspect of the suggested earthwork and the general lie of landscaped ground on the northeast to southeast side of Church Walk House. The area of ground investigation was surveyed and photographed, and the depth of impact recorded.