Information for record number MWA10177:
Soakaway and drains

Summary Soakaway and drains at The Old Vicarage, Bidford-on-Avon
What Is It?  
Type: Drain
Period: Post-medieval - Industrial (1540 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Bidford on Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 10 51
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Bricklined soakaway pit and drain, probably 18th-19th century and associated with The Old Vicarage. It possibly coincides with the construction of an additional wing to The Old Vicarage in 1870.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Archaeological Observation at The Old Vicarage, 13 High Street, Bidford-on-Avon
Author/originator: Thompson P
Date: 2002
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Report No 0243
   
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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
Description  
period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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monument VICARAGE * The residence of a vicar, parson or rector. back
monument DRAIN * An artificial channel for draining water or carrying it off. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument PIT * A hole or cavity in the ground, either natural or the result of excavation. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SOAKAWAY * A pit filled with rubble, etc., into which rain or waste water flows in order to disperse into the surrounding soil. back

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