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Worcester battlefield under threat

3 September 2004

The battlefield of Worcester (1651) is one of only 43 fully registered battlefields in England, yet an important part of it is under threat from a housing development. This will affect the Bunn's Hill part of the registered battlefield, from where Cromwell sited artillery to cover his bridge of boats across the river Severn. The Battlefields Trust has objected to proposals to alter this important part of the battlefield and has urged the local authority to improve visitor access to this part of the site.