Archaeology and history

South Gloucestershire has numerous sites of archaeological and historical interest. We aim to conserve this rich heritage and promote it to residents, community groups and other organisations. Please contact us for more information or with any queries about archaeology in general.

Historic Environmet sub-Roman and Saxon period

This period ran from c.410 to 1066 AD.

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Kingswood local history booklets

A series of leafltets covering the history of Kingswood, including such topics as Methodism, pin...

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Planning policy L11 - archaeology

South Gloucestershire's archaeological resource is finite and non-renewable.

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Prehistoric archaeology - the dead of Tormarton

In 1968 the bodies of three men were found in Tormarton. They had been killed in the distant past...

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Ram Hill archaeology project

The Ram Hill colliery in Coalpit Heath was once the hub of 19th century coal mining in Westerleigh...

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Ram Hill Colliery - newsletter

The Friends of the Ram Hill Colliery site April 2011 Newsletter is now avalable

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Saxon archaeology - the Marshfield skeleton

In early June 2002 three schoolboys on a walk in Marshfield discovered a human skeleton.

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What is archaeology?

Although classically considered as encompassing only buried structures and deposits, above-ground...

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Wickwar Roman small town

A Roman settlement of some form had been postulated at Hall End near Wickwar since at least the...

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World War Two Air Raid Shelter Discovered

What appears to be the rare survival of a World War Two Trench-type air-raid shelter has been...

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Archaeological Finds

A find can be anything from a flint tool, no larger than a thumbnail, a piece of pottery to a set...

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Archaeology - mediaeval period

Buildings from the mediaeval period – roughly 1066 to 1540, have been found throughout our region.

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Archaeology - modern period

From 1900 onwards the region became more industrial and South Gloucestershire built up a reputation...

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Archaeology - post-mediaeval period

The period between 1540 and 1900 saw a great change in the landscapes of South Gloucestershire.

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Archaeology - Roman period

The Westcountry was a hugely important part of Roman Britain. Towards the end of the Roman period,...

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Archaeology and planning

If you are planning works that might affect sites of archaeological or historical importance, there...

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Archaeology newsletters

A new Heritage and Archaeology News Letter is out NOW. Copies of the archaeology newsletter...

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Extensive urban surveys

In the 1990s, English Heritage commissioned a series of studies of the archaeology and development...

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Historic Environment - prehistoric period

Elements of our prehistoric past – before the Roman invasion of AD43 – can be seen throughout the...

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Historic Environment Service - guidance notes

Avon County Council produced a series of archaeological guidance notes on small towns, the North...

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Historic Environment Service - planning policy

'PPG 16' has become one of the most important concepts in British archaeology.

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