Earlham Grid to Norwich Main Underground Diversion Cable Route: An Archaeological Deskbased Assessment

Abstract

This archaeological desk based assessment was commissioned by Carillion on behalf of EDF Energy to assess the potential impact of a proposed power cable route starting at the Earlham Transformer Station (TG 18511 08335) and terminating at the Norwich Transformer Station (TG 21849 02539); the Earlham Grid to Norwich Main Underground Diversion. The route skirts the southern and western margins of Norwich, Norfolk. Archival, aerial and cartographic sources demonstrate that the site is located in an area with known extensive archaeology dating from the earliest prehistoric period to the present day; archaeological sites include Neolithic to Iron Age settlements, Bronze Age barrow fields, Roman roads and settlements, Anglo- Saxon cemeteries and Medieval villages.