Arnold, G. (2021). Archaeological watching brief at Stratford Park, Bishopton, Stratford-upon-Avon. Worcester: Worcestershire Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1103272. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological watching brief at Stratford Park, Bishopton, Stratford-upon-Avon
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Series:		 Worcestershire Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 An archaeological watching brief was undertaken at Stratford Park, Birmingham Road, Bishopton, Stratford-upon-Avon, in advance of a proposed extension of an existing caravan park for the siting of four caravans and associated infrastructure works. Planning permission had been granted subject to a programme of archaeological works. An archaeological evaluation of the site was originally proposed in the initial planning, however, production of the WSI for the site, incorporated a search of the Warwickshire HER, covering a search area of 1km around the site. The results of the HER search indicated only low levels of archaeological remains in the vicinity of the proposed development and none within the area of impact. It was therefore considered that there was only a low potential for archaeological remains to be impacted by the proposed development and that any present were unlikely to be of anything more than local to regional interest. The WSI therefore recommended that given the low archaeological potential, archaeological evaluation of the site was not required and that a watching brief should be carried out on the groundworks as an alternative mitigation. This was approved by the Stratford-upon-Avon District Planning Department. A topsoil strip for the site was monitored across the site, with a natural firm orangey brown clay observed all over the site, heavily truncated by modern services and disturbed by modern development activity such as hardstanding areas and roads. There was no visible subsoil on site, suggesting that the area had previously been subject to ground reductions when the temporary roads had been installed and as a result of land-use in the mid-20th century. The ground conditions were similar across the entire site. There were no significant archaeological deposits, finds or features on the site. The results compliment the earlier assessment that the site was of low archaeological potential.
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Author:		 G Arnold
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Publisher:		 Worcestershire Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2021
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District: Stratford-on-Avon
Parish: Stratford-upon-Avon
Country: England
County: Warwickshire
Grid Reference: 418779, 257429 (Easting, Northing)
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WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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OASIS Id: fieldsec1-414011
OBIB: report number 2891
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Created Date:		 20 Feb 2023