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The article aims to investigate the archaeological evidence for thirteenth-century settlement in Trelech.

April 10, 2026Open Access

Trelech:a town lost twice

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The article aims to investigate the archaeological evidence for thirteenth-century settlement in Trelech.
Comparison of available archaeological evidence from Trelech and surrounding areas
Examination of settlement patterns around the castle and church
Analysis of settlement distribution relative to the River Olway
Identified a relative lack of evidence for thirteenth-century settlement within Trelech
Found extensive evidence for a medieval town located south of the River Olway
Concluded that the large industrial town primarily existed as a separate settlement

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Article discussing the (relative lack of) archaeological evidence for thirteenth-century settlement from inside the village of Trelech, compared with the extensive evidence relating to the medieval town from the area to the south of the village. The author contends that, whereas buildings from the early village were likely to have been wooden and centred around the castle and church, in the area of the present village, the large thirteenth-century industrial town lay mainly or entirely to the south of the River Olway as a separated settlement. Includes

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