Land at Church Farm, Paddock Wood, Kent - Archaeological Excavation Report

Wessex Archaeology

Wessex Archaeology was commissioned to undertake archaeological mitigation works comprising a strip, map and sample excavation centred on NGR 567796 144902, at Church Farm, Paddock Wood, Kent TN12 6NJ.

The excavation identified archaeological remains within the three main areas, comprising a total of 39 ditches and gullies, 25 pits and postholes and a spread of waste material ranging from the Iron Age to medieval periods based on relatively limited dating evidence.

While no features comprising ironworking industry were recorded within the site the spread of ironworking remains, particularly the two large collections of waste in Area 3, indicate that ironworking was taking place in the vicinity of the site.