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HER 142 - St Giles' Church, Ashtead

St Giles' Church, a largely 16th century building. Incorporates Roman building material (see HER 2027). A group of rafters from the church tower have been dated by dendrochronology to between 1497 and 1522.

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Archaeological History

Activity	Person & Organisation	Dates
trial trench	Poulton, R SCAU	2006-01-10
Description On 10th January 2006 staff of the Surrey County Council Archaeological Unit (SCAU) carried out a field evaluation within the grounds of St Giles’ Church, Ashtead and the limits of the Surrey County Monument no 25. This work was undertaken on behalf of Ashtead Parochial Church Council who seek an extension to the extant graveyard and was permitted as a result of Scheduled Ancient Monument Consent granted by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMA ref no HSD/9/3/7535, dated 8 November 2005). An earlier document completed by SCAU (Poulton 2005) provides a detailed account of the specification for this work and also outlines the archaeological background of the site and its surroundings; the paper concluded that the archaeological potential of the area was good. Of particular interest to this work was the fact that the evaluation area lay immediately to the north of a substantial, partially infilled ditch that was used during the medieval period but which follows, at least in part, the course of a smaller ditch of Roman or earlier origin which itself lies immediately to the north of the site of a Roman building. (Poulton 2005 and Lowther 1934.) Location Surrey, Mole Valley, Ashtead, Grid Reference TQ 192 580 Associated Sources Title Author Type More info Produced by SCAU Poulton, R document more... Reference Archaeological evaluation on a proposed extension to the graveyard, St Giles’ Church, Ashtead. Surrey County Monument no 25. Reference 17/01/06 Reference On 10th January 2006 staff of the Surrey County Council Archaeological Unit (SCAU) carried out a field evaluation within the grounds of St Giles’ Church, Ashtead and the limits of the Surrey County Monument no 25. This work was undertaken on behalf of Ashtead Parochial Church Council who seek an extension to the extant graveyard and was permitted as a result of Scheduled Ancient Monument Consent granted by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMA ref no HSD/9/3/7535, dated 8 November 2005). An earlier document completed by SCAU (Poulton 2005) provides a detailed account of the specification for this work and also outlines the archaeological background of the site and its surroundings; the paper concluded that the archaeological potential of the area was good. Of particular interest to this work was the fact that the evaluation area lay immediately to the north of a substantial, partially infilled ditch that was used during the medieval period but which follows, at least in part, the course of a smaller ditch of Roman or earlier origin which itself lies immediately to the north of the site of a Roman building. (Poulton 2005 and Lowther 1934.) Holding Location Surrey HER 1 part
Ref: Victoria County History of Surrey Ref: 31/12/1902 Ref: Ecclesiastical history of the county	2	Surrey HER1 part		458
Ref: Surrey Archaeological Collections Ref: 31/12/97	84	Surrey HER1 part		458
Ref: Archaeological evaluation on a proposed extension to the graveyard, St Giles’ Church, Ashtead. Surrey County Monument no 25. Ref: 17/01/06 Ref: On 10th January 2006 staff of the Surrey County Council Archaeological Unit (SCAU) carried out a field evaluation within the grounds of St Giles’ Church, Ashtead and the limits of the Surrey County Monument no 25. This work was undertaken on behalf of Ashtead Parochial Church Council who seek an extension to the extant graveyard and was permitted as a result of Scheduled Ancient Monument Consent granted by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMA ref no HSD/9/3/7535, dated 8 November 2005). An earlier document completed by SCAU (Poulton 2005) provides a detailed account of the specification for this work and also outlines the archaeological background of the site and its surroundings; the paper concluded that the archaeological potential of the area was good. Of particular interest to this work was the fact that the evaluation area lay immediately to the north of a substantial, partially infilled ditch that was used during the medieval period but which follows, at least in part, the course of a smaller ditch of Roman or earlier origin which itself lies immediately to the north of the site of a Roman building. (Poulton 2005 and Lowther 1934.)		Surrey HER1 part		458
Ref: Surrey Archaeological Collections Ref: 01/02/09	94	Surrey HER1 part		458

Source

Details	Volume	Holding Information	Publisher Information	Pages
trial trench	Poulton, R SCAU	2006-01-10
Description On 10th January 2006 staff of the Surrey County Council Archaeological Unit (SCAU) carried out a field evaluation within the grounds of St Giles’ Church, Ashtead and the limits of the Surrey County Monument no 25. This work was undertaken on behalf of Ashtead Parochial Church Council who seek an extension to the extant graveyard and was permitted as a result of Scheduled Ancient Monument Consent granted by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMA ref no HSD/9/3/7535, dated 8 November 2005). An earlier document completed by SCAU (Poulton 2005) provides a detailed account of the specification for this work and also outlines the archaeological background of the site and its surroundings; the paper concluded that the archaeological potential of the area was good. Of particular interest to this work was the fact that the evaluation area lay immediately to the north of a substantial, partially infilled ditch that was used during the medieval period but which follows, at least in part, the course of a smaller ditch of Roman or earlier origin which itself lies immediately to the north of the site of a Roman building. (Poulton 2005 and Lowther 1934.) Location Surrey, Mole Valley, Ashtead, Grid Reference TQ 192 580 Associated Sources Title Author Type More info Produced by SCAU Poulton, R document more... Reference Archaeological evaluation on a proposed extension to the graveyard, St Giles’ Church, Ashtead. Surrey County Monument no 25. Reference 17/01/06 Reference On 10th January 2006 staff of the Surrey County Council Archaeological Unit (SCAU) carried out a field evaluation within the grounds of St Giles’ Church, Ashtead and the limits of the Surrey County Monument no 25. This work was undertaken on behalf of Ashtead Parochial Church Council who seek an extension to the extant graveyard and was permitted as a result of Scheduled Ancient Monument Consent granted by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMA ref no HSD/9/3/7535, dated 8 November 2005). An earlier document completed by SCAU (Poulton 2005) provides a detailed account of the specification for this work and also outlines the archaeological background of the site and its surroundings; the paper concluded that the archaeological potential of the area was good. Of particular interest to this work was the fact that the evaluation area lay immediately to the north of a substantial, partially infilled ditch that was used during the medieval period but which follows, at least in part, the course of a smaller ditch of Roman or earlier origin which itself lies immediately to the north of the site of a Roman building. (Poulton 2005 and Lowther 1934.) Holding Location Surrey HER 1 part
Ref: Victoria County History of Surrey Ref: 31/12/1902 Ref: Ecclesiastical history of the county	2	Surrey HER1 part		458
Ref: Surrey Archaeological Collections Ref: 31/12/97	84	Surrey HER1 part		458
Ref: Archaeological evaluation on a proposed extension to the graveyard, St Giles’ Church, Ashtead. Surrey County Monument no 25. Ref: 17/01/06 Ref: On 10th January 2006 staff of the Surrey County Council Archaeological Unit (SCAU) carried out a field evaluation within the grounds of St Giles’ Church, Ashtead and the limits of the Surrey County Monument no 25. This work was undertaken on behalf of Ashtead Parochial Church Council who seek an extension to the extant graveyard and was permitted as a result of Scheduled Ancient Monument Consent granted by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMA ref no HSD/9/3/7535, dated 8 November 2005). An earlier document completed by SCAU (Poulton 2005) provides a detailed account of the specification for this work and also outlines the archaeological background of the site and its surroundings; the paper concluded that the archaeological potential of the area was good. Of particular interest to this work was the fact that the evaluation area lay immediately to the north of a substantial, partially infilled ditch that was used during the medieval period but which follows, at least in part, the course of a smaller ditch of Roman or earlier origin which itself lies immediately to the north of the site of a Roman building. (Poulton 2005 and Lowther 1934.)		Surrey HER1 part		458
Ref: Surrey Archaeological Collections Ref: 01/02/09	94	Surrey HER1 part		458

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