Archaeological desk-based assessment of the Trunk Mains to Isolated Communities - S. Area 750mm Trunk Main

Severn Trent Water are proposing to undertake the construction of a new trunk main between Church Wilne and Clifton, the S. Area Trunk. The scheme requires the construction of a new 600mm diameter pipeline along a 12.3km route. ARCUS have undertaken a desk-top assessment of the line of the route which has identified the presence of 84 known archaeological sites within a search area extending 500m on either side of the route. The known sites range in date from the prehistoric period through to the post-medieval period and include individual find spots, roads, settlements and field boundaries. The majority of the archaeological sites are away from the route and will not be impacted. However, a number of sites are located on or next to the pipeline route and recommendations have been made for further archaeological work. The alluvial deposits that underlie most of the route can be deep and may thus obscure archaeological deposits. In light of this, provision should be made in the archaeological works programme to deal with unexpected discoveries, in addition to the suspected archaeological deposits.