Possible Site of Ford to W of Bidford Bridge

1 A possible causeway, noted during trenching by contractors for sewers, immediately west of the Bridge. The “causeway” was overlaid by up to 2 metres of post medieval material including much coal dust. This is probably associated with a coal wharf said to have occupied the site. Below this was a layer of laid lias slabs and pebbles, c. 0.5m deep. Beneath this was a layer 0.60-0.66m thick, of black organic silt, overlying 0.40m of gravel which lay directly on the marl. Two Roman sherds, one a large base sherd, were recovered from the stone layer, suggesting a Roman date. A prehistoric date for the silt layer has been suggested.