Doncaster Local Plan: Archaeological Scoping Assessment Allocation Reference: 001 Area (Ha): 73.63 Allocation Type: Employment NGR (centre): SE 6790 1514 Site Name: Junction 8 M18, Thorne North Settlement: Thorne Moorends Allocation Recommendations Archaeological significance of site Unknown Historic landscape significance Uncertain Suitability of site for allocation Uncertain archaeological constraint Summary Within site Within buffer zone Scheduled Monument - - Listed Building - - SMR record/event 1 record 1 event Cropmark/Lidar evidence Yes Yes Cartographic features of interest No No Estimated sub-surface disturbance Low n/a www.archeritage.co.uk Page 1 of 3 Doncaster Local Plan: Archaeological Scoping Assessment Allocation Reference: 001 Area (Ha): 73.63 Allocation Type: Employment NGR (centre): SE 6790 1514 Site Name: Junction 8 M18, Thorne North Settlement: Thorne Moorends Site assessment Known assets/character: The SMR records one monument within the site, a Royal Observer Corps underground monitoring post dating to the Cold War, which has been demolished. One event is recorded within the buffer zone, a coring survey undertaken to identify any sub-surface deposits that could indicate the potential for previous settlement. No listed buildings are recorded within the site or the buffer zone. The Magnesian Limestone in South and West Yorkshire Aerial Photographic Mapping Project records earthwork and plough-levelled post-medieval ridge and furrow within the northern part of the site and in the buffer zone, though no earthwork remains are visible within the site on recent aerial mapping. The Historic Environment Characterisation records the present character of the site as Drained Wetland, former common land depicted as newly laid out allotments on the 1825 Parliamentary Enclosure plan. There is no legibility of the former commons, with the present boundaries largely defined by 19th century drainage layout. The character of the buffer is defined as Drained Wetland; Agglomerated fields; Modern Valley Floor Meadows; Motorway and Trunk Road Junctions; Distribution Centre; Utilities; and Other Industry. The site currently comprises a group of regular fields, mainly in arable use. These retain many of the boundaries shown on the 1854 OS map, marked by field drains. Cartographic/historic land use assessment: Josias Arlebout’s 1639 map of Hatfield Chase showed the site as part of Thorne Common, with the site forming part of North Common at the time of the 1825 Thorne, Hatfield and Fishlake Enclosure Award. The majority of the site’s enclosure boundaries remained extant in 1854, when several of the fields were bounded by land drains. Pearson’s Drain, in the southwest of the site, was the only such feature to be named on the 1854 Ordnance Survey map. Little change has occurred within the site since that date. The 1960s Royal Observer Corp observation post was not marked on any publicly-available maps. Within the buffer zone, the A614 was marked as the Bawtry and Selby Trust turnpike road on the 1854 OS map, while Dikesmarsh Road and Land End Road were shown along the south and east site boundaries. Hangsman Hill Ferry was also shown within the buffer zone at that date. Jubilee Bridge Farm had been constructed by 1966 but was derelict by the 21st century. The M18 had been constructed to the east of the site by 1980. Survival: The site has been drained and cultivated since at least the mid-19th century, which may have impacted on the preservation of below-ground remains through truncation and desiccation. The potential for the survival of buried archaeology below the zone impacted by ploughing is considered to be moderate to high. The Royal Observer Corp observation post has been demolished; as this was an underground facility, sub-surface features may remain, but their extent and condition is unknown. Further investigations: Further archaeological investigation is likely to be required if the site is brought forward for development. Significance: Unknown. Remains associated with the Royal Observer Corps observation post would be of Local archaeological significance. www.archeritage.co.uk Page 2 of 3 Doncaster Local Plan: Archaeological Scoping Assessment Aerial Photographs & Lidar Summary: Twenty-first-century aerial photographs show the site as arable fields, with the exception of a small area of pasture at the southwest. Former watercourses are visible as infilled channels. It is not clear if these were open channels that were infilled after the area was drained during the 17th century or earlier features. There is no Lidar coverage for this site. Photograph references: Google Earth: 2002, 2005, 2008, 2015. Bing Maps: 2015. SMR Record/event Reference Name Details Site? Buffer? ID 4646 Thorne Royal Cold war underground monitoring post of the Royal Observer Y N Observer Corps Corps Monitoring Post ESY539 Bloom Hill, Thorne In November 2002 a programme of coring was conducted on N Y Moor land at Common Road in Bloom Hill. The deposit survey was carried out to identify any raised areas likely to have attracted early settlement or subsistence activity. The deposits encountered were mainly inorganic sand, silt and clay. Of particular interest was that no evidence for a continuation of the nearby Thorne Moors peat and gravel spur deposits was encountered by this survey. SMR Historic Environment Characterisation Reference Name Details Site? Buffer? ID HSY4417 Dikes Marsh and Moorends warped lands, Industrial to Modern Drained Y Y Thorne, Doncaster Wetland HSY4383 Land west of the Don, Fishlake, Doncaster Modern Agglomerated fields Y HSY4420 Low Ings, Sykehouse, Doncaster Industrial to Modern Drained Y Wetland HSY4452 River Don between Fishlake and Stainforth, Modern Valley Floor Meadows Y Doncaster HSY4604 M18 J6 (north end), Thorne, Doncaster Modern Motorway and Trunk Road Y Junctions HSY4607 Car distribution centre, J6 M18, Thorne Modern Distribution Centre Y HSY4611 Sewage Works, Thorne, Doncaster Modern Utilities Y HSY4613 Small Depot at Hangsman Hill Thorne (site of Modern Other Industry Y Ship Inn/ Low Hill Mill), Thorne, Doncaster www.archeritage.co.uk Page 3 of 3 Doncaster Local Plan: Archaeological Scoping Assessment Allocation Reference: 002 Area (Ha): 10.02 Allocation Type: Housing NGR (centre): SE 6900 1505 Site Name: Bloomhill Road, Moorends Settlement: Thorne Moorends Allocation Recommendations Archaeological significance of site Unknown Historic landscape significance Negligible Suitability of site for allocation Uncertain archaeological constraint Summary Within site Within buffer zone Scheduled Monument - - Listed Building - - SMR record/event - 1 event Cropmark/Lidar evidence No Yes Cartographic features of interest No No Estimated sub-surface disturbance Low n/a www.archeritage.co.uk Page 1 of 3 Doncaster Local Plan: Archaeological Scoping Assessment Allocation Reference: 002 Area (Ha): 10.02 Allocation Type: Housing NGR (centre): SE 6900 1505 Site Name: Bloomhill Road, Moorends Settlement: Thorne Moorends Site assessment Known assets/character: The SMR does not record any monuments or events within the site. One event is recorded within the buffer zone, comprising a coring survey undertaken to examine sub-surface deposits to identify any raised land that may have attracted settlement. This recorded the sub-surface deposits as inorganic sand, silt and clay, with no evidence for the continuation of the Thorne Moors peat and gravel spur deposits into the area. No listed buildings or Scheduled Monuments are recorded within the site or the buffer zone. The Magnesian Limestone in South and West Yorkshire Aerial Photographic Mapping Project did not record any features within the site. Plough-levelled post-medieval ridge and furrow was recorded within the buffer zone. The Historic Environment Characterisation records the present character of the site and much of the buffer as Industrial to Modern Drained Wetland. This character area is defined as land enclosed as part of the Parliamentary Enclosure of the area in 1825, with no legibility of former common land. The present boundaries within this character area are largely defined by the 19th-century drainage layout. To the north and east of the site the landscape character within the buffer comprises 20th-century commercial core-suburban and residential development, with no legibility of former landscapes. The site is currently part of a larger field and has been in agricultural use since at least 1825. Cartographic/historic land use assessment: The site was shown as fields on the 1825 Thorne, Hatfield and Fishlake enclosure map. The enclosure boundaries remained extant at the time of the 1854 OS map and were marked as drains on the 1892 map. No changes had occurred within the site by 1932. The 19th-century field boundaries had been removed by 1984, although a drain continued to be marked at that date. Within the buffer zone, Bloom Hill Road was extant by 1825. The Doncaster to Hull branch of the North Eastern Railway had been constructed along the western site boundary by 1892. A billiards hall had been constructed in the eastern part of the buffer zone by that date. The Moorends Comrades Club and Institute had been built in this part of the buffer zone by 1962, with housing by 1980. Survival: The site has been drained and cultivated since at least the mid-19th century, which may have impacted on the preservation of below-ground remains through truncation and desiccation. The potential for the survival of buried archaeology below the zone impacted by ploughing is considered