Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 1824: summary

Archaeological evaluation at Purley Farm House, Colne Road, Coggeshall, Essex, CO6 1TH: May 2022
by Sarah Veasey (with contributions from Dr Matthew Loughton, Laura Pooley and Dr Pip Parmenter)

Date report completed: July 2022
Location: Purley Farm House, Colne Road, Coggeshall, Essex, CO6 1TH
Map reference(s): TL 85640 24696 (centre)
File size: 6623 kb
Project type: Evaluation
Significance of the results:
Keywords: Purley Farm House

Summary. An archaeological evaluation (two trial-trenches) was carried out at Purley Farm House, Colne Road, Coggeshall, Essex in advance of the construction of a new dwelling. Purley Farm has origins in the late 18th/early 19th century and is located within an area of known cropmarks.

Several possible unurned cremations and medieval pottery sherds have also been found in the vicinity. Trenching at Purley Farm House revealed two large 19th-century pits.