Land off Church Lane, Galgate, Lancashire. Assessment Report

An archaeological assessment was carried out on vacant meadow land off Chapel Lane,
Galgate, Lancashire (SD 484556). The study area is divided into two parts: a small field to
the west of Church Lane and to the north of the police station, and a larger field east of
Church Lane and to the rear of the Wesleyan Methodist chapel. The work was carried out
by the Lancaster University Archaeological Unit on behalf of Harrison and Pitt, Architects
and Quantity Surveyors. The work comprised a desk-based study, compiling data from the
Lancashire Sites and Monuments Record and the Lancashire Record Office, followed by a
rapid field survey.