Monument record 0108500000 - SOULBURY,S OF CHURCH

VILLAGE EARTHWORKS VISIBLE ON AP'S (B1).
AREA OF MEDIEVAL VILLAGE SHRINKAGE, MAIN FEATURES - TRACKWAY & 2 RAISED ENCLOSURES (B2).
WORKMEN'S TRENCH REVEALED NO OBVIOUS FEATURES TO CONFIRM SITE AS ONE OF VILLAGE SHRINKAGE, & NO POTTERY FOUND (B3).
EARTHWORKS SKETCH-PLOTTED (B4).
NGR- SITE CENTRE (B1).
A number of anomalies were identified with possible archaeological origins. An existing earthwork bank has been detected in the magnetic and resistance surveys. Additional linear features have been detected. These features are likely to be related to former cut features, such as ditches. Areas of enhanced magnetic response and an area of high resistance are possibly indicative of a medieval building. The close proximity of known medieval occupation suggests the features may be contemporary, though their exact origin cannot be determined with confidence. It is also possible that these features are postmedieval in origin. The remaining features are modern and include an area of made ground, an underground service (B5).
The most conspicuous element of the earthworks within The Boot Field is a sequence of four lynchets aligned northeast/southwest. These are wide terraces formed as a result of prolonged ploughing following the natural contour. These terraces terminate at a straight shallow ditch to the southwest. The upper most terrace had been split into 5 enclosures of varying size and likely belong to the later encroachment of the village. By 1767 these were 6 closes and 4 dwellings. Three mounds were identified, all of uncertain origin or use. They may represent three structures depicted on the manoral map of 1769 (B6).