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Desk-based Assessment of Main Road, Kempsey, Worcestershire |
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Worcestershire Archaeology unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
A desk-based assessment was undertaken on behalf of Lioncourt Homes Ltd of land off Main Road, Kempsey, Worcestershire (NGR SO 85512 49903). The site lies to the east of the A38 Main Road through the village of Kempsey, to the north of and outside both the historic medieval core and the 19th-20th century residential expansion. Its position on the gravel terrace, above the floodplain of the River Severn and adjacent to a stream, would have made it ideal for prehistoric transhumance and settlement activity. Cropmarks of enclosures and pit groups have been identified to the north, which are conjectured to be of Iron Age date, relating to farmsteads and stock enclosure. The Roman road between Worcester and Gloucester lies 200m to the east, along Holdings Lane and Roman Road. A possible shrunken medieval settlement has been identified adjacent to the Roman road around the junction with Brookend Lane. No recorded archaeological investigations have been undertaken on the development site to date. It is considered that remains associated with, or of similar character to, the prehistoric (and potentially Roman) cropmark activity, Roman roadside activity and remains associated with Brookend medieval settlement may be present within the site. It is recommended that evaluation in the form of trenches, laid out on a grid array, be undertaken to determine the presence or absence of archaeological remains prior to development. |
Author: |
J Webster
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Publisher: |
Worcestershire Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Worcestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2013
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Land off Main Road |
County: |
Worcestershire |
District: |
Malvern Hills |
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KEMPSEY |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 385510, 249900 (Easting, Northing)
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fieldsec1-237494 |
OBIB: |
Report 1994 |
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A4 booklet
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Created Date: |
06 Nov 2017 |