Information for record number MWA1050:
Site of Maze 100m W of 'The Hill'

Summary The site of a maze dating to the Imperial period, which is shown on an Ordnance Survey map of 1917. It was located to the north east of the Welcombe Road, Stratford on Avon.
What Is It?  
Type: Maze
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Stratford upon Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 20 55
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 The maze is shown.
2 Now destroyed.
3 The maze is still visible although it is no longer tended and is overgrown. The house is mid 19th century and the maze is likely to be of the same date.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: Map 1917
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1917
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2500
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: JMG
Date: 1979
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 1319
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Unpublished document
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date:
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: SP28SW6
   
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Glossary

 
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source SMR Card Sites and Monuments Record Card. The Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record began to be developed during the 1970s. The details of individual archaeological sites and findspots were written on record cards. These record cards were used until the 1990s, when their details were entered on to a computerised system. The record cards are still kept at the office of the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument MAZE * A confusing and baffling network of winding and intercommunicating paths, often bordered by high hedges or walls. Some early examples are believed to have had ritual uses. Use more specific type where known. back

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