Wilkins, J. (2019). Archaeological watching brief at St Thomas of Canterbury with St Peter and St Paul, Birtsmorton, Worcestershire. Worcester: Worcestershire Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1078645. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological watching brief at St Thomas of Canterbury with St Peter and St Paul, Birtsmorton, Worcestershire
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Series:		 Worcestershire Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 An archaeological watching brief was undertaken by Worcestershire Archaeology at the church of St Thomas of Canterbury with St Peter and St Paul, Birtsmorton, Worcestershire. The monitored works comprised the archaeological monitoring of improvements to an external drainage system and the excavation of new soakaways and associated drainage trenches within the churchyard. The village of Birtsmorton comprises a dispersed settlement and civil parish within the Malvern Hills district of Worcestershire, approximately 7km south-west of Upton-on-Severn. The contemporary village is generally focussed along Birts Street and Rye Street, with Birtsmorton Court and the church of St Thomas of Canterbury with St Peter and St Paul representing the eastern extent of the modern settlement. A small number of graves were identified within the confines of the groundworks. Subsequent adjustments to the drainage designs allowed the graves to be preserved in situ. Despite not being excavated, three of the graves were identified as potential coffin burials of probable post-medieval origin. During groundworks, a single burial was partially exposed and comprised the skull of a juvenile. The burial was covered and protected with a membrane and sand. A considerable amount of disarticulated human bone was recovered from overlying graveyard soils. The majority of the bone was recovered from groundworks south of the church building and may reflect the popularity of burials in the south of churchyards. This is perhaps supported by the presence of deeper graveyard soils in this location. The disarticulated bone was recorded and immediately reinterred within the excavated trenches. Other features of note comprised a former limestone pathway, and stone foundations for the main church building and tower. Two rim sherds of medieval Malvernian-ware pottery reflect 15th-16th century activity on-site, consistent with the date of the nearby Birtsmorton Court and the church.
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Author:		 Jamie Wilkins ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 Worcestershire Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Worcestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2019
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District: Malvern Hills
Parish: BIRTSMORTON
County: Worcestershire
Site: St Thomas of Canterbury with St Peter and St Paul Church
Country: England
Grid Reference: 380110, 235500 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
SHERD (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
GRAVE (Monument Type England)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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OASIS Id: fieldsec1-342807
OBIB: WA report number: 2670
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Project archive: https://doi.org/10.5284/1084973
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Created Date:		 12 Jun 2020