Brown, R. and Whelan, A. (2019). Salwarpe Road, Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire: Archaeological Evaluation. Cirencester: Cotswold Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1088904. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Salwarpe Road, Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire: Archaeological Evaluation
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Series:		 Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Cotswold Archaeology in December 2019 on land at Salwarpe Road, Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire. The fieldwork comprised the excavation of 11 trenches. Archaeological interest in the site derives from the site's location to the west of Netherwich Pit and the potential for associated remains to continue into the site. Netherwich Pit is one of the three main Anglo-Saxon saltworks that operated out of Droitwich. The principle objectives of this evaluation were to investigate the 'ashy' deposits identified in preceding geotechnical surveys to establish if they related to earlier industrial processes associated with Netherwich Pit and to investigate whether these deposits overlie associated Anglo-Saxon industrial features. No remains associated with the Anglo-Saxon Netherwich Pit saltworks were identified during the evaluation. The 'ashy' deposits identified during the earlier geotechnical surveys correspond with a dark brown grey clay silt deposit likely to originate from silting and identified across an area formerly comprising marshy bog; the deposit characteristics deriving from the natural marshy environment rather than representing ash from industrial processes. Two ditches were identified, cutting the alluvium and sealed beneath marsh silt deposits in Trenches 3 and 9 in the southern part of the site. Both ditches contained significant quantities of pottery dating to the Roman period. One post-medieval ditch was also recorded, which is likely to have served to drain water to the river in the north of the site.
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Author:		 R Brown
Andrew Whelan
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Publisher:		 Cotswold 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: Land at Salwarpe Road
Parish: DROITWICH SPA
County: Worcestershire
District: Wychavon
Country: England
Grid Reference: 389462, 263697 (Easting, Northing)
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TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
DITCH (Monument Type England)
SHERD (Object England)
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OASIS Id: cotswold2-414323
OBIB: MK0178_1
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Project archive: https://doi.org/10.5284/1084950
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Created Date:		 29 Oct 2021