Harward, C. (2019). St Nicholas' church, Kemerton, Worcestershire, Diocese of Gloucester An Archaeological Watching Brief Report. Urban Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1078932. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 St Nicholas' church, Kemerton, Worcestershire, Diocese of Gloucester An Archaeological Watching Brief Report
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Series:		 Urban Archaeology unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 On October 7th 2019 Urban Archaeology carried out an archaeological watching brief for Richard Bennett on behalf of Kemerton Parochial Church Council. The watching brief was on the excavation of a 0.3m deep trench for a new water pipe at the church of St Nicholas, Kemerton, Worcestershire, GL20 7HX, SO 94588 36806 (Fig. 1). Natural substrate was not encountered during the watching brief. The earliest deposit was a sandy clay silt containing human bone, probably a cemetery soil created by the repeated digging of burials and disturbance of earlier burials within the cemetery. Twenty-nine fragments of disarticulated human bone were recovered from the cemetery soil, illustrating the use of the cemetery for repeated burial. The bones were in a fragmented state, typical of parish churchyards. The human remains will be reburied in an area that will not be used for future burials. A layer of limestone chippings, including fragments with toolmarks, probably dates from the rebuilding of the church in the mid nineteenth century. The tarmac path probably dates to the 20th century. The residual medieval floor tiles probably originate in the church, although they could be from the nearby manor house. The results of the watching brief have met the aims of ensuring that an adequate archaeological record has been made of the remains disturbed, exposed or destroyed by the groundworks. The results of the watching brief are of local significance only and no further work is recommended on the site archive.
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Author:		 Chiz Harward ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 Urban Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Worcestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2019
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Site: St Nicholas Kemerton
County: Worcestershire
District: Wychavon
Parish: KEMERTON
Country: England
Grid Reference: 394588, 236806 (Easting, Northing)
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) FLOOR TILE (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CHURCHYARD (Monument Type England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) CHURCHYARD (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CHURCHYARD (Monument Type England)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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OASIS Id: urbanarc1-365295
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Created Date:		 12 Jun 2020