Little Stock Farm, Mersham, Kent - Integrated Site Report

The site at Little Stock Farm, Kent (OS NGR 606646 138531) is situated near the village of Mersham c 4.5 km to the south-east of Ashford. Wessex Archaeology (WA) was commissioned by Union Railways (South) Limited (URS) to undertake a 'Strip, Map and Sample' excavation at Little Stock Farm that at this site was the final phase of an extensive programme of archaeological investigations carried out in advance of the construction of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL). CTRL was built by London & Continental Railways Limited in association with Railtrack Group plc. The project was authorised by Parliament with the passage of the CTRL Act, 1996. The high-speed line runs for 109 km (68 miles) between St Pancras station in London and the Channel Tunnel and was built in two sections. Section 1 lies entirely within Kent and runs from Fawkham Junction (Gravesham) to Folkestone. The work was project managed by Rail Link Engineering (RLE).