River terrace historic information

Difficult to discern a pattern here – areas of river terrace tend to take their historic character from adjacent areas, with proximity to medieval settlement being particularly significant. Larger areas of terrace tend to have been enclosed in relatively modern times.

Known archaeology

Where archaeological work has taken place, generally in advance of gravel extraction, there can be dense prehistoric settlement, farming and industrial activity on the edges of the terrace away from the river. There could be a lot more concealed by alluvium. We would expect there to be considerable potential for survival of organic material – features associated with the management and exploitation of the river, and palaeoenvironmental information.