Wainwright, J. (2011). Archaeological evaluation at the proposed play area and rope walk, Sandwell Valley Country Park, West Bromwich. Worcester: Worcestershire Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1058344. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological evaluation at the proposed play area and rope walk, Sandwell Valley Country Park, West Bromwich
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Series:		 Worcestershire Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 An archaeological evaluation was undertaken at the proposed play area and rope walk, Sandwell Valley Country Park, West Bromwich. The archaeological evaluation was undertaken on behalf of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, who intends to construct a new play facility for which a planning application has been submitted. This report on an archaeological evaluation describes and assesses the significance of a heritage asset with archaeological interest potentially affected by the application. The impact of the application on the significance is assessed. Three trenches were excavated to determine the extent of ridge and furrow and a hollow-way registered on Sandwell Historic Environment Record. However, no evidence for the ridge and furrow was revealed in the trenches. Although earthworks can be seen in the north-western part of the field a low ridge visible on the ground, which runs south-east to north-west, could be a headland separating the medieval arable land from the pasture to the south-east. On excavation, the slight depression which was interpreted as a hollow-way on the northeastern boundary was a buried ditch which had silted up or was backfilled around 1900. In the south-western part of the site it is likely that dumping of soil and other material took place in the post-medieval period to create a garden or possibly allotments as the soil horizons here contained more inclusions than elsewhere on the site. A series of stake holes probably relate to vegetable gardening activities. Further cultivation and plough scars were also identified. A ditch or gully although undated, excavated in the centre of the site was probably of a postmedieval date. There is relatively little of archaeological interest in the site. However, the absence of the hollow-way and ridge and furrow does add to our understanding of the landscape history of the Sandwell Valley.
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Author:		 Jo Wainwright
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Publisher:		 Worcestershire Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2011
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Site: Sandwell Valley Country Park
County: West Midlands
District: Sandwell
Parish: WEST BROMWICH
Country: England
Grid Reference: 401560, 291530 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: fieldsec1-134221
OBIB: report number 1847
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Created Date:		 13 Jan 2020