Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 2165: summary

Archaeological evaluation at Parker Long House, The Street, Erwarton, Suffolk, IP9 1LL: April 2025
by Dr Elliott Hicks

Date report completed: April 2025
Location: Parker Long House, The Street, Erwarton, Suffolk, IP9 1LL:
Map reference(s): TM 22002 34677 (centre)
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Project type: Archaeological evaluation
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Summary. An archaeological evaluation (two trial-trenches) was carried out at Parker Long House, The Street, Erwarton, Suffolk in advance of the construction of a new building in the garden of the property. Recent excavations to the north of the site revealed Anglo-Saxon or early medieval structures and associated settlement remains, and a post-medieval trackway, possibly originating during the medieval period, lies immediately to the west. Parker Long House itself was built in 1740. The evaluation revealed a 16th-century pit, possibly associated with activity at the trackway or an earlier structure which may have stood at the site, and a late 18th-century pit which was likely the product of domestic activity at Parker Long House. Residual sherds of Anglo-Saxon and medieval pottery were also recovered, suggesting that contemporary activity uncovered to the north extends into this area.