Information for record number MWA12001:
Ridge and Furrow Ploughing in Middleton Parish

Summary Ridge and Furrow Ploughing in Middleton Parish to the north west of Middleton Hall
What Is It?  
Type: Ridge And Furrow
Period: Medieval - Industrial (1066 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Middleton
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 19 98
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Level of Protection Local
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Ridge and furrow ploughing mapped as part of the English Heritage NationaL Mapping Project. There are other features in the same area such as the deer park (PRN 6269) and ditched feaures (PRN 315). The ploughing certaily overlays the ditched features but its relationship with the remains of the deer park are uncertain.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: MAL 81031 Frame 187
Author/originator: Meridian Airmaps Limited
Date: 2/8/81
Page Number: Frame 187
Volume/Sheet: MAL 81031
   
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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 RIDGE AND FURROW * A series of long, raised ridges separated by ditches used to prepare the ground for arable cultivation. This was a technique, characteristic of the medieval period. back
monument DEER PARK * A large park for keeping deer. In medieval times the prime purpose was for hunting. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back

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