The evaluation fieldwork comprised the excavation of 70no. 30m by 1.8m trenches, equivalent to a 4% sample of the 9.4ha trenchable part of the proposed development area. The trenches were located to test geophysical anomalies and to provide a representative sample of the remainder of the site. At the request of the Archaeology and Planning Advisor to MHDC a box extension was added to trench 66 to better investigate a geophysical anomaly of uncertain origin subsequently shown to be the result of a previously unrecorded modern drain. In December 2022, Cotswold Archaeology carried out an archaeological evaluation of land at Areley Common, Astley Cross, Stourport-On Severn, Worcestershire. A total of 70 trenches, were excavated, equivalent to a 4% sample of the 9.4ha trenchable part of the proposed development area. The trial trenching followed on from an earlier geophysical survey that identified anomalies taken to primarily reflect agricultural land usage, modern activity and anomalies of a natural or undetermined origin. Cropmarks indicative of prehistoric and Roman archaeological remains have been recorded from a 1959 aerial photograph on land to the south and also within part of the site. The evaluation identified a cluster of features of Roman date, primarily in the northeast part of the site, in an area that had not previously been subject to geophysical survey due to being heavily overgrown at the time of survey. Centred on trenches 41, 42 and 44 to 47, with outlying features in trenches to the west principally comprising what appear to be field system ditches, features in the core area comprised pits, ditches and a possible ring gully in trench 46. Pottery indicates activity broadly spans the 2nd to 4th century period, with the material including regional wares from Dorset, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire as well as a mix of locally produced coarsewares. Vessel forms include bowls, jars and at least one mortarium, all likely involved in the storage and consumption of food, suggesting a domestic/ settlement related aspect to the site. A series of ditches were also recorded across the site, seemingly representing successive phases of land division and management over time. Some appear to be of Roman date, such as ditch 3702 in trench 37, while others, such as ditch 3402 in trench 34, are postmedieval. Others remain undated but are conjectured to be post-Roman in date. Trench 61 contained a single seemingly isolated pit containing three charcoal-ric...