An archaeological study taking place before additional burial space at a  Pevensey church is freed up may uncover medieval relics. Pevensey Church Farm, behind St Nicolas Church and alongside the Cattle Market car park, is due to become the subject of the study this summer. The farm was taken over 12 years ago by the Church Farm Trust on behalf of the village church. The trust wanted to extend the graveyard and build a church hall on the land but was told it must carry out an archaeological exploration, costing around £100,000, before starting work. This was too expensive but the trust has reached a compromise with East Sussex County Council. Trustee and churchwarden Owen Visick said, "After discussions with the county archaeologist and the Environment Agency it has been agreed that we may carry out a dig on a limited area of the field – enough to provide space for three or four years of burials." [...]