The South Trafford Archaeological Group (STAG) is an archaeological group based in
Timperley
Timperley is a suburban village in the borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester, England. Within the boundaries of the Historic counties of England, historic county of Cheshire, it is approximately six miles southwest of central Manchester. T ...
,
Greater Manchester
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. The group promotes interest in and the study of archaeology and history locally, especially within
Trafford
Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, with an estimated population of in . It covers and includes the area of Old Trafford (area), Old Trafford and the towns of Altrincham, Stretford, Urmston, Partington and Sa ...
but also beyond the borders of the borough. Its activities include post-excavation work and
documentary research
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.
STAG was formed in 1979 and provides facilities for volunteer archaeologists from south Manchester and north-east Cheshire.
It has 95 members and is based near the site of
Timperley Old Hall – a medieval
moat
A moat is a deep, broad ditch dug around a castle, fortification, building, or town, historically to provide it with a preliminary line of defence. Moats can be dry or filled with water. In some places, moats evolved into more extensive water d ...
ed hall – and the clubhouse of the Altrincham Municipal Golf Course.
STAG has undertaken excavations as far away as ''Condate'', the
Roman
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
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name for
Northwich
Northwich is a market town and civil parish in the Cheshire West and Chester borough of Cheshire, England. It lies on the Cheshire Plain, at the confluence of the rivers Weaver and Dane, east of Chester, south of Warrington and south of Ma ...
, in Cheshire. The group has been involved with sites such as Timperley Old Hall; Carrs Mill in
Stalybridge
Stalybridge () is a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census, it had a population of 26,830.
Historic counties of England, Historically divided between Cheshire and Lancashire, it is east o ...
; Moore's hat factory in
Denton; the medieval hall in
Urmston
Urmston is a town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, which had a population of 41,731 at the 2021 Census. Historically in Lancashire, it is 5 miles (8.04672 km) southwest of Manchester city centre. The southern boundary is the River M ...
; and Moss Brow farm in
Warburton. The excavations in Warburton led to the site being excavated by ''
Time Team
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'' in 2006 with the involvement of STAG.
In 2008, STAG was awarded £44,400 by the
Heritage Lottery Fund
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History
The fund's predecessor bodies were ...
to renovate the site of Timperley Old Hall. The work involved building a bridge across the moat, installing information boards, and developing an information scheme for local schools. It also allowed new archaeological investigations at the hall.
See also
*
Stockport Heritage
References
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External links
South Trafford Archaeology Group website
1979 establishments in England
Organisations based in Trafford
Archaeological organizations
Clubs and societies in Greater Manchester
Organizations established in 1979