Prehistoric (Neolithic, Mesolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age) - 7-8300 B.C. until 43 A.D.

There is evidence to suggest that Worcester was probably settled long before the Romans even arrived on our shores (about 6-7000 B.C.). The river and the fertile soils around the area would likely have been the attraction. The site would not necessarily been permanently settled (no actual permanent structural eviudence has been found to suggest a permanent settlement), but it is likely to have been a regular point of visitation if nothing else. There have been a number of artifacts discovered over the years including flint tools in the gravel terraces of what is now St Johns which suggest that the earliest Palaeothilic settlers were around this site. Many other artifacts such as boiling stones, cooking pots, an arrow head and a neck collar (torc) many of these finds were at burial grounds the most notable being the Perdiswell barrow these link to a late Iron Age settlement (Pre Roman ~100 A.D.).

The Whittington Tump near Jct 7 of the M5 is also a possible historical site. There have been a number of finds here, although it has never been excavated. There is debate as to whether this is an artificial landmark or merely a natural occurence, needless to say the distinctrive single tree on the summit can be seen for many miles. The image below shows the Whittington Tump or Crookbarrow Hill as it is otherwise known.