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ARCHAEOLOGICALDESK-BASED

ASSESSMENT

LAND AT SHELFORD ROADRADCLIFFE-ON-TRENTNOTTINGHAMSHIRE

JANUARY 2013


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Local Planning Authority:

Rushcliffe Borough Council

Site centred at: SK 656 400

Author:Paul Gajos

Approved by:Simon Mortimer

Report Status:

Final

Issue Date:January 2013

CgMs Ref:PG/14656/01

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Archaeological Desk-based AssessmentLand at Shelford Road, Radcliffe-on-Trent

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Contents

Executive Summary

1.0 Introduction and Scope of Study

2.0 Planning Background and Development Plan Framework

3.0 Geology and Topography

4.0 Archaeological and Historical Background,Including Assessment of Significance

5.0 Site Conditions, the Proposed Development and Impact on Heritage Assets

6.0 Conclusions

Sources Consulted

List of Illustrations

Figure 1: Site Location

Figure 2: HER data

Figure 3: Pre-inclosure map of 1787

Figure 4: Inclosure map 1790

Figure 5: Historic Ordnance Survey mapping 1891-1950

Figure 6: Important hedgerows

List of Plates

Plate 1. Ridge and furrow north-west of farm buildings

Plate 2. Ridge and furrow south of farm buildings

Plate 3. Mound to south-east of farm buildings

Plate 4. Headland running across southern part of site

Plate 5: Looking north from southern boundary

Plate 6: Farmhouse and outbuildings from south

Plate 7. Date-stone reading E S 1832

Plate 8. Barn to north of farmhouse

Plate 9. Northern range of outbuildings

Plate 10. Yard behing farmhouse

Plate 11. Trough in yard

Plate 12. Feed to trough

Appendix 1:Gazetteer of Nottinghamshire HER Data


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Executive Summary

This archaeological desk-based assessment considers land promoted for residential

development at Shelford Road, Radcliffe-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire.

The assessment has established that there are no designated heritage assets within the study

site and no potential impacts on any designated heritage asset in the wider vicinity of the

study site have been identified.

Based upon recorded archaeological information from the surrounding area there is considered

to be an uncertain but probably low potential for significant archaeological remains of

prehistoric and Roman date and a negligible potential for settlement evidence of Saxon or

medieval date. The site is known to contain upstanding earthworks of post-medieval ridge and

furrow that are considered to be of limited archaeological interest. The surviving 19th

centurybuildings of Shelford Road Farm are considered to be of some local significance.

In these circumstances, and in the context of NPPF paragraph 128, this desk-based

assessment serves to document the sites history. In the context of national, regional and

local planning policy it is not considered that any further measures will be required to evaluate

the site's archaeological potential prior to its allocation for development.

Given the size of the site and the limitations of the available archaeological data to fully

establish the sites potential, should a planning application be submitted for the development of

the site at a future date, it would be reasonable to expect the local planning authority to

require a geophysical survey of the site. If this does not identify any significant archaeological

remains then no further archaeological fieldwork should be necessary, other than a

photographic record of the early 19thcentury farm buildings of Shelford Road Farm. This could

be secured by a condition attached to the grant of planning permission.


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1.0 INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE OF STUDY

1.1 This archaeological desk-based assessment of land at Shelford Road, Radcliffe-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire has been researched and prepared by CgMs Consulting on

behalf of William Davis Ltd.

1.2 The site, also referred to as the study site, is located to the north-east of Radcliffe-on-Trent. The site comprises c.18.5 ha of land centred at National Grid Reference SK 656

400 (Fig 1). The site is bounded by Shelford Road to the north, extant development to

the west, a railway line and scrub to the south, and farmland to the east. The study

site is currently under pasture with disused farm buildings in the north.

1.3 This assessment has been prepared with regard to governments National PlanningPolicy Framework, to identify and provide a description of the significance of heritage

assets within the site and the likely effects of future development. This study

concentrates on identifying the archaeological interest in the site and assessing the

potential impact of development on the archaeological significance of identified assets.

1.4 The assessment comprises an examination of evidence in the Nottinghamshire HistoricEnvironment Record (HER), the Nottinghamshire Record Office and online resources.

Information regarding Scheduled Monuments, Registered Parks and Gardens,

Registered Battlefields and Listed Buildings was obtained from English Heritage's

National Heritage List for England; information on Conservation Areas was soughtfrom Rushcliffe Borough Council. The assessment incorporates published and

unpublished material and charts historic land-use through a map regression exercise.

A site inspection was undertaken on 4thJanuary 2013.

1.5 The study provides an assessment of the archaeological potential of the site and thesignificance of heritage assets within and around the site. As a result, the assessment

enables relevant parties to identify and assess the impact of any future development

proposals.


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2.0 PLANNING BACKGROUND AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN FRAMEWORK

2.1 In considering allocation and any planning application for development, the local

planning authority will be guided by the policy framework set by government planning

policy, by current Development Plan policy and by other material considerations.

National Planning Policy Framework

2.2 In March 2012, the government published the National Planning Policy Framework(NPPF), which replaces national policy relating to heritage and archaeology (Planning

Policy Statement 5: Planning for the Historic Environment).

2.2.1 Section 12 of the NPPF, entitled Conserving and enhancing the historic environmentprovides guidance for planning authorities, property owners, developers and others on

the conservation and investigation of heritage assets. Overall, the objectives of

Section 12 of the NPPF can be summarised as seeking the:

Delivery of sustainable development Understanding the wider social, cultural, economic and environmental benefits

brought by the conservation of the historic environment, and

Conservation of England's heritage assets in a manner appropriate to theirsignificance.

2.2.2 Section 12 of the NPPF recognises that intelligently managed change may sometimesbe necessary if heritage assets are to be maintained for the long term. Paragraph 128

states that planning decisions should be based on the significance of the heritage

asset, and that the level of detail supplied by an applicant should be proportionate to

the importance of the asset and should be no more than sufficient to review the

potential impact of the proposal upon the significance of that asset.

2.2.3 Heritage Assets are defined in Annex 2 of the NPPF as: a building, monument, site,place, area or landscape positively identified as having a degree of significance

meriting consideration in planning decisions, because of its heritage interest. They

include designated heritage assets (as defined in the NPPF) and assets identified by

the local planning authority during the process of decision-making or through the

plan-making process.

2.2.4 Annex 2 also defines Archaeological Interest as a heritage asset which holds orpotentially could hold, evidence of past human activity worthy of expert investigation

at some point. Heritage assets with archaeological interest are the primary source of

evidence about the substance and evolution of places, and of the people and cultures

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2.2.5 A Designated Heritage Asset comprises a World Heritage Site, Scheduled Monument,Listed Building, Protected Wreck Site, Registered Park and Garden, Registered

Battlefield or Conservation Area.

2.2.6

Significance is defined as: The value of a heritage asset to this and future generationsbecause of its heritage interest. This interest may be archaeological, architectural,

artistic or historic. Significance derives not only from a heritage assets physical

presence, but also from its setting.

2.2.7 In short, government policy provides a framework which: Protects nationally important designated Heritage Assets (which include World

Heritage Sites, Scheduled Ancient Monuments, Listed Buildings, Protected Wreck

Sites, Registered Parks and Gardens, Registered Battlefields or Conservation

Areas)

Protects the settings of such designations In appropriate circumstances seeks adequate information (from desk based

assessment and field evaluation where necessary) to enable informed decisions

Provides for the excavation and investigation of sites not significant enough tomerit in-situpreservation.

Regional Strategy

2.3 The Localism Act (November 2011) contains provisions which will result in theabolition of regional strategies. However, their abolition will require secondary

legislation and until such time as this is introduced they will remain part of the

development plan.

2.4 For the Rushcliffe area, the regional spatial strategy is set out in the East MidlandsRegional Plan (EMRP) which was published in March 2009 and contains the following

policies in regard to archaeology and the historic environment:

POLICY 26 Protecting and Enhancing the Region's Natural and Cultural Heritage

Sustainable developments should ensure the protection, appropriate management andenhancement of the Region's natural and cultural heritage. As a result the following

principles should be applied: the Region's internationally and nationally designated natural and historic assets

should receive the highest level of protection; damage to other natural and historic assets or their settings should be avoided

wherever possible, recognising that such assets are usually irreplaceable;

unavoidable damage must be minimised and clearly justified by a need fordevelopment in that location which outweighs the damage that would result;

unavoidable damage which cannot be mitigated should be compensated for,preferably in a relevant local context and where possible in ways which alsocontribute to social and economic objectives;

there should be a net increase in the quality and active management of naturaland historic assets across the Region in ways that promote the adaption to


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climate change, and an increase in the quantity of environmental assetsgenerally.

POLICY 27 - Regional Priorities for the Historic Environment

The historic environment should be understood, conserved and enhanced, inrecognition of its own intrinsic value, and its contribution to the Region's quality of life.

Across the Region and particularly in areas where growth or regeneration is a priority,development should promote sensitive change of the historic environment. To achieve

this, Local Planning Authorities should: identify and assess the significance of specific historic assets and their settings; use characterisation to understand their contribution to the landscape or

townscape in areas of change;

encourage the refurbishment and re-use of disused or under-used buildings ofsome historic or architectural merit and incorporating them sensitively intoregeneration schemes;

promote the use of local building materials; and recognise the opportunities for enhancing existing tourism attractions and fordeveloping the potential of other areas and sites of historic interest as part of

green infrastructure, having regard to potential impacts on biodiversity.

Local Plan

2.5 The local development policy is currently provided by the Rushcliffe Borough Non-Statutory replacement local plan (2006) which contains the following policies in

relation to archaeology:

EN6 ANCIENT MONUMENTS

PERMISSION WILL NOT BE GRANTED FOR DEVELOPMENT WHICH WOULD DESTROY OR

DETRIMENTALLY AFFECT SCHEDULED ANCIENT MONUMENTS OR THEIR SETTINGS.

EN7 - SITES OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE

DEVELOPMENT AFFECTING SITES OF KNOWN OR SUSPECTED ARCHAEOLOGICAL IMPORTANCEWILL ONLY BE PERMITTED WHERE:

a) THERE IS A NEED FOR DEVELOPMENT WHICH OUTWEIGHS THE IMPORTANCE OF THEARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OR ITS SETTING;

b) THE PROPOSAL IS SUPPORTED BY AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIEL EVALUATION OF THE SITE;AND

c) THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WOULD NOT DAMAGE THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL REMAINSWHERE THESE CAN BE PRESERVED IN SITU.

WHERE PRESERVATION IN SITU IS NOT FEASIBLE OR JUSTIFIED, A PROGRAMME OFPRESERVATION BY SURVEYING, EXCAVATION AND RECORDING OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICALREMAINS WILL BE REQUIRED (THROUGH THE USE OF PLANNING CONDITIONS).

2.6 Therefore, in considering the heritage implications of any planning application fordevelopment, the local planning authority will be guided by the policy framework set

by government, regional and local policy as outlined above.


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3.0 GEOLOGY AND TOPOGRAPHY3.1 Geology3.1.1 The solid geology is Edwalton Member mudstone in the north-east and Gunthope

Member mudstone in the south-west. The superficial deposits are only recorded in thenorth and south of the site. Where they are recorded they are described as head

deposits of clay, silt, sand and gravel (mapapps.bgs.ac.uk).

3.2 Topography3.2.1 The site lies on relatively high ground on the southern side of the Trent valley. The

River Trent itself is located approximately 400m to the north-west. The site has a

gentle, south facing aspect, lying at approximately 50mAOD in the north, dropping to

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4.0 ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND, INCLUDING ASSESSMENTOF SIGNIFICANCE

4.1 Timescales used in this report are as follows.

PrehistoricPalaeolithic 450,000 BC - 10,000 BC

Mesolithic 10,000 BC - 4,000 BC

Neolithic 4,000 BC - 1,800 BC

Bronze Age 1,800 BC - 600 BC

Iron Age 600 BC - AD 43

HistoricRoman AD 43 - 410 AD

Saxon/Early Medieval AD 410 - 1066 AD

Medieval AD 1066 - 1485 AD

Post Medieval AD 1485 - 1800 AD

Modern AD 1800 - Present

4.2 Introduction

4.2.1 This chapter reviews existing archaeological evidence for the site and thearchaeological/historical background of the general area, based on a consideration of

evidence in the Nottinghamshire Historic Environment Record (HER) for the study site

and a surrounding search area of 1000m radius from the centre of the site.

4.2.2 A gazetteer of recorded archaeology is provided in Appendix 1. The locations of theHER entries within the search area are shown in Figure 2.

4.2.3 This chapter reviews existing archaeological evidence for the site and thearchaeological/historical background of the general area and, in accordance with the

NPPF, considers the potential for as yet undiscovered archaeological evidence on the

site.

4.2.4 Chapter 5 subsequently considers the site conditions and whether the theoretical

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4.3 Designated Heritage Assets4.3.1 Data obtained from English Heritage and the local authority confirms that there are no

Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas, Scheduled Monuments, Registered Battlefields or

Parks and Gardens within the study site or the surrounding search area.

4.3.2 No impacts upon the settings of any designated heritage asset in the wider vicinity ofthe study site have been identified.

4.4 Previous Archaeological Investigations4.4.1 There are no records of any archaeological investigations being undertaken within the

study site or its immediate environs.

4.5 Non-Designated Heritage Assets and other archaeological monuments4.5.1 The data provided by the HER does not list any sites of archaeological interest within

the study site itself. There are 13 records of archaeological/historical interest within

the surrounding search area. The records relating to archaeological remains

breakdown as follows:-

Prehistoric: 2 records in surrounding area

Roman: 1 record in surrounding area

Medieval: 2 records in surrounding area

Post-Medieval/modern: 5 records in surrounding area

Undated: 3 records in surrounding area

4.5.2 A gazetteer of the HER records is included as Appendix 1. The locations of monumentsand buildings recorded in the HER are shown in Figure 2.

4.6 Prehistoric4.6.1 There are 2 records of prehistoric activity listed on the HER from the surrounding

search area.

4.6.2 An area located c.400m to the north of the study site on a ridge of high groundoverlooking the River Trent was fieldwalked in the early 1970s and a collection of

worked flint, predominantly of Neolithic date, was recovered that has been taken to

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4.6.3 The second record of prehistoric activity is a barbed and tanged arrowhead of BronzeAge date that was found in the garden of a property close to the south-western extent

of the study site (HER L888).

4.6.4

Whilst little prehistoric activity is recorded within the search area there are severalareas of reasonably extensive cropmarks known from within a zone extending.1-

1.5km from the study site. Many of these cropmarks are believed to be of later

prehistoric date (Iron Age). These remains are more extensive on the floodplain to the

north of the River Trent, but are known from the southern side, to the north-east and

east of the search area.

4.6.5 Whilst the evidence for prehistoric activity in the immediate environs of the study siteis sparse, there is reasonably extensive evidence from the wider area. The lack of

evidence in the immediate environs of the study site may well be a factor of less

favourable ground conditions for the identification of cropmarks and a lack of

organised investigation as much as reflecting a genuine absence of activity. The

potential for remains of prehistoric date to survive within the study site is therefore

considered as uncertain but probably low.

4.7 Roman4.7.1 There is only a single record of Roman activity from the search area surrounding the

study site. HER L8235 refers to a site c.400m to the north of the study site at Gibbet

Hill. It had been thought that the mound of Gibbet Hill was a Bronze Age barrow and

an excavation of the site was undertaken in 1968 to test this theory. The excavation

recovered Roman pottery from beneath the mound material proving that it was not a

Bronze Age feature but is more likely to have been a medieval or post medieval

gallows. The nature of activity to which the Roman pottery relates is not clear,

however, it would indicate some settlement in the vicinity.

4.7.2 As with the prehistoric period, there is cropmark evidence to indicate Romansettlement in the wider area, however, based on the records from within the search

area the potential for such remains to exist within the study site is regarded as

uncertain but probably low.

4.8 Saxon/Medieval4.8.1 There are no records of Saxon finds or features from within the study site or the

surrounding search area. Spellow Hill (HER L5464) is located c.700m to the east of the

study site. Place name evidence would suggest that the name derives from Old English

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a Saxon moot, however, no traces of any Anglo Saxon remains are known and no man

made earthworks are visible at the site.

4.8.2 Radcliffe-on-Trent is mentioned in the Domesday Survey of 1086. Whilst thisdemonstrates that there was settlement in the area dating to at least the Late Saxonperiod, the study site is well removed from the historic core of the settlement and

there are no finds or features of Saxon date recorded on the HER from the search

area. The potential for Saxon period remains to exist within the study site is therefore

considered to be negligible.

4.8.3 There are two records of later medieval activity entered on the HER for the searcharea (HER L887 and M1800). L887 relates to the finding of a silver penny dating to

between 1300 and 1340 and M1800 relates to the medieval or post-medieval gallows

at Gibbet Hill (see 4.7.1 above). Neither of these finds adds to the understanding of

the use of the study site in the medieval period.

4.8.4 As stated above, the study site is well removed from the historic cores of surroundingsettlements and is likely to have been agricultural land throughout much of the

medieval period. Upstanding earthworks of ridge and furrow are present within the

northernmost fields of the study site and there are some vague remnants of ridge and

furrow across the southern part of the site. These surviving elements are likely to be

post medieval in origin as they are all marked on the Radcliffe pre-enclosure plan of1790 (see section 4.9.2 below). However, it seems reasonable to assume that these

represent a continuation of medieval practices.

4.8.5 The potential for Saxon and Medieval period settlement remains within the study siteis assessed as negligible.

4.9 Post-Medieval & Modern (including map progression)4.9.1 The HER lists 5 sites of post-medieval or modern period activity (HER L1936, L1937,

M1074, M1075 & M924) and 2 undated sites that are also likely to be post-medieval or

modern (HER M1073 & M1939) from within the search area. These are all at some

distance from the study site and are of a well defined nature and extent and as such

they add little to the understanding of the archaeological potential of the study site

itself.

4.9.2 The study site itself would appear to have remained in agricultural use throughoutmuch of the post-medieval period. A map of Radcliffe parish produced in 1787 shows

the arrangement of field strips within the study site prior to inclosure (Fig 3). Thedirection of the cultivation strips shown on the plan corresponds with the sections of

ridge and furrow that survive as earthworks within the study site (see 4.8.4 above). A


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number of existing hedgerows within the study site correspond with field boundaries

shown on the pre-inclosure plan. No development is shown within the study site but

the map does show that the Shelford Road had previously passed through the

northern part of the study site but had been straightened to its current course at some

point prior to 1787.

4.9.3 The parish was inclosed by Act of Parliament in 1790. The study site was dividedbetween two land owners as shown in Figure 4.

4.9.4 Shelford Road Farm was constructed in 1832 (as demonstrated by a date-stone on thegable end of the farmhouse (Plate 7)). The majority of the farm buildings (including

the house) appear to have been constructed in a single phase, with the house at the

eastern corner, a range of barns leading north-west from the house and a series of

three cattle stalls/stables arranged at right angles to the house and barns. Some of

the original 19thcentury features of the buildings remain, such as feeding troughs in

the stock yard that could be filled via the back of the farmhouse (Plates 11 & 12).

4.9.5 The earliest historic mapping to show Shelford Road Farm is the Ordnance Survey(OS) map of 1891 (Fig 5). The map shows the farm buildings within the northern part

of the site with a series of small fields or paddocks to the east of the buildings. The

major part of the study site falls within two enclosed fields. The subsequent historic

OS mapping from 1899 to 1950 show no substantive changes to the study site itselfbut do demonstrate the gradual encroachment of development in the surrounding area

(Fig 5).

4.9.6 The surviving ridge and furrow earthworks within the study site are fragmentary andlikely to be of post-medieval date and, as such, are considered to be of very limited

archaeological interest. The extant farm buildings dating to the early 19thcentury form

a reasonably coherent group and are considered to be of some local archaeological

interest. There is considered to be a negligible potential for any other significant post-

medieval or modern period remains within the study site.

4.10 Assessment of Significance4.10.1 In line with the requirements of the NPPF, the significance of identified heritage assets

is described below. Significance is defined as The value of a heritage asset to this and

future generations because of its heritage interest. (NPPF Annex 2).

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4.10.2 There are no nationally designated heritage assets within the study site or itsimmediate environs. No potential impacts upon the significance of any designated

heritage asset have been identified by this study.

Other, undesignated, archaeological heritage assets:

4.10.3 This assessment has established that the study site has an uncertain, but probablylow, potential to contain significant archaeological remains of prehistoric and Roman

date. Archaeological evidence from the wider area around the study site would

suggest that if any such remains did survive within the study site they are unlikely to

be of more than local to regional significance.

4.10.4 A negligible potential for Saxon or later medieval settlement remains has beenidentified. Remains relating to medieval and post-medieval agricultural practices will

survive within the study site, however, these remains are considered to be of little

archaeological interest.

4.10.5 There is one section of hedgerow within the study site that fulfils Criterion 1 of theHedgerows Regulations 1997 in that it marks the boundary of Radcliffe and Shelford

parishes, and there are several stretches of hedgerow within the site, shown as field

boundaries on the 1787 plan, which fulfil Criterion 5(a) of the Hedgerows Regulations

1997 as they can be demonstrated to be part of a field system pre-dating the

Inclosure Acts (taken as being anything before 1845). All these identified hedgerows

are therefore regarded as important in terms of the regulations (Fig 6).

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5.0 SITE CONDITIONS, THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT & IMPACT ON HERITAGEASSETS

5.1 Site Conditions5.1.1 The study site is predominantly under pasture, with smaller paddocks to the north and

two large fields extending to the south. Buildings of Shelford Road Farm survive within

the northern part of the site but are currently disused and boarded up (Plates 1-12).

5.1.2 Ridge and furrow earthworks survive within three paddocks to the north, north-eastand south-east of the farm buildings (Plates 1 & 2). These are reasonably broad and

survive to a height of approximately 0.3m from top of ridge to base of furrow. The

ridges turn towards the west at their northern extent indicating the characteristic

reversed S shape that is typical of medieval examples, although none of the areas of

surviving ridge and furrow show the complete length of the furrows. Despite the shape

of the furrows suggesting medieval origins the alignments match that shown on the

plan of 1787 showing that they continued in use into the late post-medieval period.

5.1.3 Very slight remnants of ridge and furrow could be observed within the main part of thesite along with what appears to be a slight headland (Plate 4) crossing from east to

west about two thirds of the way down the study site. It would appear that, although

the study site is currently under long term pasture, it has at some point in the past

been subject to ploughing which has slighted the earthworks.

5.1.4 A small earthwork mound was noted by a gateway in the northern part of the site, butthis appears to be a dump of relatively modern origin (Plate 3).

5.1.5 The buildings of Shelford Road Farm survive largely intact with most appearing to beof the original 1830s construction but with later additions and modifications (Plates 6-

12). No access was available to the interior of the buildings.

5.2 The Proposed Development5.2.1 The study site is being promoted for residential development. At the time of writing

the master plan has yet to be agreed.

5.3 Impact on Heritage Assets5.3.1 No potential impacts upon any designated heritage assets in the vicinity of the study

site have been identified.

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date. A negligible potential for Saxon or later medieval settlement remains has been

identified. Remains relating to medieval and post-medieval agricultural practices will

survive within the study site, however, these remains are considered to be of little

archaeological interest.

4.10.7 Several sections of hedgerow within the study site are considered important underthe Hedgerows Regulations 1997. The majority of these hedgerows form the boundary

to the site and are unlikely to be impacted by development. The treatment of these

hedgerows should be given careful consideration in any future development proposals.

4.10.8 The original (1830s) buildings of Shelford Road Farm are considered to be of localarchaeological significance. Currently the treatment of these buildings as part of any

development proposals is not known, however, if proposals did involve the demolition

of the buildings their archaeological interest could be secured through the creation of a

photographic record.

5.3.3 The nature of development is such that areas of new build will cause substantial belowground disturbance which will severely impact the survival of any archaeological

remains that may be present. However, current evidence suggests that any significant

archaeological remains that do exist within the study site can be safely mitigated

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6.0 CONCLUSIONS6.1 In accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), regional and local

plan policies, this archaeological desk-based assessment draws together the available

archaeological, historic, topographic and land-use information in order to clarify the

heritage significance and archaeological potential of land being promoted for

development at Shelford Road, Radcliffe-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire.

6.2 The assessment has established that there are no designated heritage assets withinthe study site and no potential impacts on any designated heritage asset in the wider

vicinity of the study site have been identified.

6.2.1 Based upon recorded archaeological information from the surrounding area there isconsidered to be an uncertain but probably low potential for significant archaeological

remains of prehistoric and Roman date and a negligible potential for settlement

evidence of Saxon or medieval date. The site is known to contain upstanding

earthworks of post-medieval ridge and furrow that are considered to be of limited

archaeological interest. The surviving 19thcentury buildings of Shelford Road Farm are

considered to be of some local significance.

6.3 In these circumstances, and in the context of NPPF paragraph 128, this desk-basedassessment serves to document the sites history. In the context of national, regional

and local planning policy it is not considered that any further measures will berequired to evaluate the site's archaeological potential prior to its allocation for

development.

6.4 Given the size of the site and the limitations of the available archaeological data tofully establish the sites potential, should a planning application be submitted for the

development of the site at a future date, it would be reasonable to expect the local

planning authority to require a geophysical survey of the site. If this does not identify

any significant archaeological remains then no further archaeological fieldwork should

be necessary, other than a photographic record of the early 19 th century farm

buildings of Shelford Road Farm. This could be secured by a condition attached to the

grant of planning permission.


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General

English Heritage Heritage List for England (list.english-heritage.org.uk)

Heritage Gateway (www.heritagegateway.org.uk)

Nottinghamshire Historic Environment Record (HER)

Nottinghamshire County Record Office (NRO)

Rushcliffe Borough Council

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Figure 1: Site Location


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Figure 2: HER data


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Figure 3: Pre-inclosure map of 1787


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Figure 4: Inclosure map 1790


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Figure 5: Historic Ordnance Survey mapping 1891-1950


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Figure 6: Important hedgerows


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Plate 1. Ridge and furrow north-west of farm buildings

Plate 2. Ridge and furrow south of farm buildings


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Plate 3. Mound to south-east of farm buildings

Plate 4. Headland running across southern part of site


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Plate 5: Looking north from southern boundary

Plate 6: Farmhouse and outbuildings from south


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Plate 7. Date-stone reading E S 1832

Plate 8. Barn to north of farmhouse


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Plate 11. Trough in yard

Plate 12. Feed to trough


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APPENDIX 1: GAZETTEER OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE HER DATA

HERNumber

Name &Description

Location Date

L 1936 ShelfordQuarry

SK 651 407 Modern

L 1937 ShelfordPit

SK 651 409 Modern

L 5464 Spellow Hill, Radcliffe on Trent

c 1825, OS. Compares to Speller Hill, Aslockton (L5627) - the namemeans "hill of speech". No traces of Anglo Saxon remains are known.No ancient artificial works were noted during perambulation of SpellowHill, the whole of which is now agricultural land

L 8235 Gibbet Hill, Shelford

The discovery of sherds of Roman coarse ware (one dated to C4)beneath the pre-mound ground surface proved that it was not a BAbarrow

SK 652 407 Roman

L 8236 Gibbet Hill, Shelford

Field walking in the vicinity of the mound produced a collection ofworked flints suggestive of a Neolithic settlement in the area

SK 652 407 Neolithic

L 887 Covert Crescent, Radcliffe on Trent

Silver penny 1300-1340 Edward I or II

SK 659 392 Medieval

L 888 Clumber Drive, Radcliffe on TrentA barbed and tanged arrowhead (light brown flint) was found by Mr RStraw in 1961

SK 655 396 BronzeAge

M 1073 Radcliffe on TrentQuarry

SK 660 392 Unknown

M 1074 Radcliffe on TrentBrickworks

SK 658 392 Modern

M 1075 Radcliffe on TrentWindpump

SK 661 394 Modern

M 1800 Gibbet Hill, ShelfordA large mound in a prominent position on Gibbet Hill, shown on a mapof c 1600 AD with the symbol of a gallows, was partially excavated byTS in 1968. Its use as a motte was precluded by the absence of asurrounding ditch and of any Med pottery; Ro pottery beneath shows

it was not a BA barrow. It was assumed that the feature was agallows mound from the beginning

SK 652 407 Medievalto PostMedieval

M 1939 Radcliffe on TrentQuarry

SK 665 401 Unknown

M 924 Radcliffe on TrentBrick kiln pre 1835

SK 655 394 Modern

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