Desk-based assessment by Britannia Archaeology on land adjacent to Bradwell Marina, Waterside Road, Bradwell-on-Sea, 2015 - EEX61638

NRHE data transfer: Site code: BRBM15. Britannia Archaeology was commissioned by Port Flair Ltd to prepare an archaeological desk based assessment on Land Adjacent to Bradwell Marina, Waterside Road, Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex (TL 99527 07542). The assessment will support an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for a proposed static caravan park with associated amenities and works. After undertaking research, consulting the EHER and visiting the site, the potential for finds or features dating to all periods is low. There is little evidence for prehistoric activity in Bradwell-On-Sea and this is broadly consistent with settlement distribution patterns in prehistoric Essex. Bradwell-On-Sea and Bradwell Waterside are typical of villages in the area which are characterised by a dispersed settlement pattern, usually focused on the parish church but also scattered around the numerous greens and along country lanes, which have evolved since the late Anglo-Saxon and medieval periods. The assessment site lies on the periphery of this model and as such has undergone little in the way of significant development for the last 1500 years. Taking into consideration the nature of the development and the construction depths involved the potential to encounter any archaeological remains dating to these periods is low. There is also a low impact on the setting of existing listed buildings. Information from OASIS Online Form.