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Evaluation at Land to the south & east of Liberty Aluminium Technologies Ltd., The Forge, Stourport Road, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY11 7QE. |
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110 Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
Evaluation Archaeological evaluation was carried out during June 2022 on land to the south
& east of Liberty Aluminium Technologies Ltd, The Forge, Stourport Road,
Kidderminster, Worcestershire in connection with the development of the site
comprising the construction of an energy and resource park. Although the site lies
in an area of prehistoric archaeological potential, there was no indication that it
was settled during this period. The site also lies to the north of the former
Oldbury Farm, which is documented in 1086, but no medieval activity was
observed during the investigation. Traces of an undated relict subsoil recorded
within the western half of the site represented the historical remains of the
agricultural landscape and the eastern limit of this deposit may indicate a former
land boundary between the edge of the farm and the floodplain of the River
Stour. The site was extensively developed for industrial use in the C20 as a waste
management site which resulted in the eastern edge of the site being reclaimed
and consolidated with redeposited waste. The evidence suggests that prior to this
a former scarp or series of terraces marked the eastern edge of the former flood
plain. The negative results of the evaluation suggested little human activity within
the site until its development in the C20 and this hypothesis was supported by
the absence of residual finds from across the application site. The investigation
concluded that archaeological deposits are unlikely to be present within the
application area and that the development would have no impact. |
Author: |
Sean Cook
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Publisher: |
one ten archaeology
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Year of Publication: |
2022
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Locations: |
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Malvern Hills |
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England |
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Worcestershire |
Parish: |
Malvern |
Grid Reference: 378795, 244558 (Easting, Northing)
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110archa1-508339 |
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Created Date: |
13 Mar 2023 |