SDO14714 - Hoburne Farm, Christchurch. Archaeological Evaluation Report.

‘Wessex Archaeology (WA) was commissioned by Turley Associates on behalf of Hoburne Ltd to undertake an archaeological trial trench evaluation on land at Hoburne Farm, Christchurch, Dorset, centred on National Grid Reference (NGR) 419200 943000. The Site has been identified in the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAAS), prepared by Christchurch Borough Council (CBC 2012) as a potential new housing site (site ref. 8/11/0525), with estimated capacity of approximately 100 dwellings, and will be the subject of a planning application later in 2013 for residential development. This archaeological trial trench evaluation along with a previous geophysical survey forms part of an archaeological assessment of the Site, which will be submitted in support of the planning application. A total of eighteen trial trenches were positioned across the site to assess its archaeological potential prior to the proposed development, their location informed by the results of the previous geophysical survey. The evaluation confirmed the presence of a low background level of prehistoric worked flint and a series of shallow ditches which appear to be associated with post-medieval field systems, although no evidence of significant archaeological features was found.’