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From Roman to medieval Worcester: development and planning in the Anglo-Saxon city

Part of: Anglo-Saxon archaeology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Nigel Baker ,
Hal Dalwood ,
Richard Holt ,
Charles Mundy  and
Gary Taylor
Nigel Baker
Affiliation:
School of Geography, University of Birmingham, PO Box 363 Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
Hal Dalwood
Affiliation:
Archaeology Section, Hereford & Worcester County Council, Tetbury Drive, Warndon, Worcester WR 4 9LS, UK
Richard Holt
Affiliation:
School of History, University of Birmingham, PO Box 363, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
Charles Mundy
Affiliation:
Worcester City Museums Service, Queen Elizabeth House, Trinity Street, Worcester WR1 2PW, UK
Gary Taylor
Affiliation:
Archaeology Section, Hereford & Worcester County Council, Tetbury Drive, Warndon, Worcester WR 4 9LS, UK
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The modern plan of the west Midlands city of Worcester, like so many in England, hides a series of ancient towns under the standing streets. Archaeological and historical exploration, and the old topography that shows itself in modern plots and street lines, make possible the recovery of the early pattern.

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Antiquity , Volume 66 , Issue 250 , March 1992 , pp. 65 - 74
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd 1992

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