Information for record number MWA12010:
Ridge and Furrow Ploughing in Kingsbury Parish

Summary Ridge and Furrow Ploughing in a single field 200m to the northwest of Bodymoor Heath Bridge. Kingsbury.
What Is It?  
Type: Ridge And Furrow, Steam Ploughed Rig
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Kingsbury
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 19 96
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Extent of ridge and furrow ploughing mapped as part of English Heritage (EH) National Mapping Project (NMP). The rig is narrow (5-6m from furrow to furrow), very straight and there is a broad headland on the north western edge of the field, which indicates that a mecdhanical plough may have been used to cultivate the field.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: CPE/UK/2469 Frame 4218
Author/originator: RAF
Date: 9 Mar 1948
Page Number: Frame 4218
Volume/Sheet: CPE/UK/2469
   
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Glossary

 
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Description  
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 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 STEAM PLOUGHED RIG * A ridge and furrow produced by a plough drawn between two steam engined vehicles, or a steam engined vehicle and a moveable windlass, standing on opposite headlands. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument BRIDGE * A structure of wood, stone, iron, brick or concrete, etc, with one or more intervals under it to span a river or other space. Use specific type where known. back

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