Weston, G. F. and Mann, A. (2016). Archaeological investigations at Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon. Worcester: Worcestershire Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1103248. Cite this using datacite

Title
Title
The title of the publication or report
Title:		 Archaeological investigations at Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon
Series
Series
The series the publication or report is included in
Series:		 Worcestershire Archaeology unpublished report series
Downloads
Downloads
Any files associated with the publication or report that can be downloaded from the ADS
Downloads:
fieldsec1-242802_1.pdf (15 MB) : Download
Licence Type
Licence Type
ADS, CC-BY 4.0 or CC-BY 4.0 NC.
Licence Type:
ADS Terms of Use and Access icon
ADS Terms of Use and Access
DOI
DOI
The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5284/1103248
Publication Type
Publication Type
The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book
Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
Abstract
Abstract
The abstract describing the content of the publication or report
Abstract:		 An archaeological excavation and watching brief was undertaken at Holy Trinity Church, Old Town, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire (SP 2010 5428). It was undertaken on behalf of Holy Trinity Church Parish Office, who is constructing an extension along the southern side of the church, for which a faculty has been obtained from Coventry Diocesan Advisory Committee (DAC) and a planning application submitted to Stratford-upon-Avon District Council. The investigations excavated and lifted 304 burials of medieval to post-medieval date, although no structural remains or burials were identified to confirm the putative Saxon origins of the church. Few other features were identified during the archaeological works other than modern services, although four brick vaults and a brick shaft were encountered. Only one of the vaults was excavated as it had already been damaged and emptied by the insertion of a water pipe, as had the brick shaft. The osteological analysis of the inhumated remains appears to reflect the rural nature of Stratfordupon- Avon where industrialisation had a minimal impact on the size and nature of the settlement compared to many other places in the later post-medieval period. The analysis supports the documentary evidence from the post-medieval period which indicates that most males were employed in agricultural labour while females were domestic hands or officially unemployed. The stature of the assemblage, potentially an indicator of health status, remained constant from the medieval period for both males and females, although many diseases and conditions increased slightly from the medieval to post-medieval. However in comparison to other more industrial towns instances of disease remained low and the cleaner air, agricultural lifestyle and access to a good diet for many of the inhabitants has resulted in relatively healthy population.
Author
Author
The authors of this publication or report
Author:		 G F Weston
A Mann
Publisher
Publisher
The publisher of the publication or report
Publisher:		 Worcestershire Archaeology
Year of Publication
Year of Publication
The year the book, article or report was published
Year of Publication:		 2016
Locations
Locations
Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published.
Locations:
District: Stratford-on-Avon
Parish: Stratford-upon-Avon
Country: England
County: Warwickshire
Grid Reference: 420099, 254279 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods
Subjects / Periods
Subjects / Periods associated with this record.
Subjects / Periods:
HUMAN REMAINS (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL HUMAN REMAINS (Tag)
SHAFT (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL SHAFT (Tag)
HUMAN REMAINS (Monument Type England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL HUMAN REMAINS (Tag)
HUMAN REMAINS (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL HUMAN REMAINS (Tag)
EXCAVATION (Event)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
Identifiers
Identifiers
Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc.
Identifiers:
OASIS Id: fieldsec1-242802
OBIB: Report reference: 2329
Source
Source
Where the record has come from or which dataset it was orginally included in.
Source:
Source icon
OASIS (OASIS)
Relations
Relations
Other resources which are relevant to this publication or report
Relations:
Created Date
Created Date
The date the record of the pubication was first entered
Created Date:		 20 Feb 2023