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Archaeological recording at land at SO71689 61492 |
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one ten archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
Archaeological recording was carried out on land at Church Road, Clifton on Teme, Worcs. during November 2014 in connection with the erection of a detached house. Historic mapping (OS 1888) shows the site much as it is today, occupying the north-west corner of a large open field that extends from the south side of Church Road on the eastern edge of the village. The field was formerly part of Church Farm situated opposite the site, where the large stone and brick barn is clearly 18th century, but the timber-framed farmhouse shows that the farm has its origins at least in the Tudor period. The farm appears to form part of a wider historic landscape, it is approached via a track along its west side which turns east beyond the farm and continues to Homme Castle, where there is a Norman motte. It also includes the church and a field between in which earthworks indicating a medieval settlement have been recorded. No archaeological deposits were observed during the excavation, instead a sequence of three homogenous stratified deposits were recorded. The earliest of these was the natural substrate comprising a geology of alternating clay and sandstone geology. This was in turn overlain by a layer of relict subsoil which was sealed by the existing topsoil. The absence of any archaeological deposits and a lack of finds suggests little human activity within the study site apart from that associated with agriculture and that the early focus of village which appears to have been established along the north side of Church Road does not appear to extend to the south of the road. |
Author: |
S Cook
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Publisher: |
one ten archaeology
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Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Please note: this record has been validated by-proxy by Historic England.
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Year of Publication: |
2015
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Land at Church Road |
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Worcestershire |
District: |
Malvern Hills |
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CLIFTON UPON TEME |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 371689, 261492 (Easting, Northing)
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110archa1-221647 |
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grey literature pdf
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06 Nov 2017 |