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A desk-based assessment was undertaken at Wombourne Industrial Estate, Wombourne, Staffordshire (NGR SO 860 920, centre). It was undertaken on behalf of Mercian Developments Ltd. The project aimed to determine if any significant archaeological site was present and if so to indicate what its location, date and nature were. The aims of this assessment were to summarise the character and extent of any identified features of the historic environment, indicate their significance, the impact of the proposed development and identify mitigation measures, where appropriate. Heath Mill Industrial Estate was built in the early 1960s to accommodate overspill light industry mainly from Wolverhampton. The proposed development area is bounded to the north by the Bridgnorth Road 18th century turnpiked, and to the east by the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal. In the 17th century the nearby Smestow and Wom Brooks were utilised for the secondary working of iron produced in the Black Country. It also lay within the Medieval Wombourne Common, that was not enclosed until 1825. Although archaeological fieldwork has been limited here, there is some evidence of Roman and Prehistoric activity in the general vicinity, but no specific archaeological site or monument could be identified within the specific proposed development area. |
