Simmonds, C. (2014). Archaeological trial trench evaluation at land off Harpley Road, Defford, Worcestershire, WSM57448. Northampton: MOLA Northampton. https://doi.org/10.5284/1035453. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological trial trench evaluation at land off Harpley Road, Defford, Worcestershire, WSM57448
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Series:		 MOLA Northampton unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 MOLA were commissioned by CgMs Consulting, on behalf of Banner Homes, to undertake an archaeological trial trench evaluation on land to the south of Harpley Road, Defford, Worcestershire. There is evidence for prehistoric and Roman occupation in the surrounding area, and Defford is thought to have Saxon origins but principally developed in the medieval period. The site lies on the periphery of medieval occupation and is recorded as orchard and farmland from the late 19th century. The evaluation recorded two post-medieval ditches. One in Trench 2 was evident as an earthwork and matched the position of a field boundary recorded on the first edition Ordnance Survey. The second ditch, in Trench 1, did not match any known features and is thought to be earlier. Fragments of post-medieval ceramic building material and animal bone were recovered from the ditch in Trench 1 and a sherd of 15th/16th century pottery was recovered from the topsoil in Trench 8.
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Author:		 Carol Simmonds
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Publisher:		 MOLA Northampton
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Worcestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2014
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Site: Harpley Road
County: Worcestershire
District: Wychavon
Parish: DEFFORD
Country: England
Grid Reference: 391620, 243090 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) BOUNDARY DITCH (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: molanort1-187674
OBIB: 14/134
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Note:		 A4, red spine, heat bonded, clear covers
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Created Date:		 01 Feb 2018