Rogers, T. (2008). Desk-based Assessment of Wharf Road, Biddulph, Staffordshire. Worcester: Worcestershire Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1036556. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Desk-based Assessment of Wharf Road, Biddulph, Staffordshire
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Series:		 Worcestershire Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 A desk-based assessment was undertaken on land at Wharf Road, Biddulph, Staffordshire (NGR SJ 88257,57793). It was undertaken on behalf of Arthur Amos Associates, landscape design consultants to Sainsburys Ltd and Biddulph Developments (Nominees) Ltd, who intend to apply for the proposed mixed use development. This study will form a part of the application. The aims of this assessment were to summarise the character and extent of any identified features of the historic environment, indicate their significance, the impact of the proposed development and identify mitigation measures, where appropriate. The town now known as Biddulph is a settlement, which developed in the 19th century around coal mining and iron working as well as some textile manufacture. The original settlement of Biddulph was centred around the church of St Lawrence and Biddulph Grange on the northern edge of the present town. In the middle ages this lay in a remote area between forest and moorland owned largely by nearby Hulton Abbey. The area was divided up into four estates in the 12th century and the landscape remained largely agricultural with small scale mining until the late 18th century. The construction of a Turnpike Road from Tunstall to Bosley in 1770 opened up the area to some extent to the movement of heavy goods and through the first half of the 19th century landowners opened more areas to coal mining and ironworking. It was during this time that a hamlet to the south of Biddulph known as Bradley Green began to develop around a junction of the Turnpike Road. It appears that some encroachment onto what may have been common land had occurred in this area prior to the 1841 Act of Enclosure. After the completion of the Biddulph Valley Railway Line in 1860 and the development of the Biddulph Coal and Iron Works the population of the parish increased dramatically and the area around Bradley Green expanded to accommodate the influx of workers.
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Author:		 T Rogers
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Publisher:		 Worcestershire Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Peak District National Park Archaeology Service (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2008
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Site: Wharf Road, Biddulph, Staffordshire
County: Staffordshire
District: Staffordshire Moorlands
Parish: BIDDULPH
Country: England
Grid Reference: 388257, 357793 (Easting, Northing)
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FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT) (Event)
DOCUMENTARY RESEARCH (Event)
DESK BASED ASSESSMENT (Event)
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OASIS Id: fieldsec1-233490
OBIB: Report Reference 1616
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Created Date:		 01 Feb 2018