Site Event/Activity record ENT5391 - Geophysical Survey near Norton Grange Farmhouse, Norton

Location

Location Norton Grange Farmhouse, Main Street, Norton
Grid reference Centred SK 57177 72194 (61m by 64m)
Map sheet SK57SE
District Bassetlaw
Civil Parish Norton, Bassetlaw

Technique(s)

Organisation

Wessex Archæology

Date

Not recorded.

Map

Description

The Site is located within the northern extreme of the hamlet of Norton, 1.2 km north-east of Cuckney and 7.6 km south-south-west of Worksop, in the county of Nottinghamshire. The survey comprises 0.3 ha of pasture land, currently utilised as a paddock. The Site is bounded by the extents of the Norton Grange Farm complex to the north and west, and a residential property to the south. The eastern boundary of the Site comprises a north – south terminus of Main Street. The geophysical survey has been successful in detecting anomalies of archaeological origin across the area of irregular earthworks identified in the HER. The southern portion of the Site is dominated by an increased magnetic response in the gradiometer data and a notable increase in resistance in the earth resistance data. This area corresponds with several former buildings recorded on historical mapping. Several trends can be discerned within these responses that broadly form a rectangular anomaly on the same alignment as the former buildings and are therefore interpreted as being archaeological in origin. The surrounding magnetic and earth resistance response in this area is likely indicative of building debris. It is possible that there is some survival of building foundations as several linear anomalies have been identified in this area in both the earth resistance and gradiometer survey data. However, further investigation would be required to confirm this. Several discrete positive anomalies have been identified across the central portion of the Site. These anomalies could indicate pit-like features that may indicate wider settlement activity such as extraction or refuse pits. There is no way of determining the period of such features from the results of the geophysical survey alone. The anomalies could also be evidence of natural variation in the magnetic susceptibility of the underlying topsoil or geological deposits. A substantial area of increased earth resistance across the central eastern part of the Site could indicate an area of compacted ground or further building debris. Further investigation would be required to determine any significance of this anomaly. An irregular linear alignment of higher resistance is noted to the north of the Site. This has been interpreted as possibly archaeological in origin and could indicate a bank. The remaining anomalies identified in the gradiometer survey results are likely to be modern in origin, pertaining to the current land use as a paddock. A peripheral ferrous response corresponds to fencing that circumnavigates the Site. Ferrous responses noted within the Site are evidence of obstacles present on site.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Seth Price. 2021. Land at Norton Grange Farmhouse, Main Street, Norton, Nottinghamshire: Topographical and LiDAR survey and Statement of Significance with Detailed Gradiometer and Earth Resistance Survey Report.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Irregular earthworks, Norton (Element)

Record last edited

Oct 2 2025 12:38PM

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