Information for record number MWA12087:
Ridge and Furrow ploughing near Bubbenhall

Summary A group of 12 fields to the south-west of Bubbenhall near Broom Hill Farm show evidence of Ridge and furrow ploughing. A headland can be seen between two fields in the centre of the area
What Is It?  
Type: Plough Headland, Ridge And Furrow, Field System
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Budbrooke
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 35 71
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Level of Protection Local
Description

  
Source Number  

1 A group of 12 fields to the south-west of Bubbenhall near Broom Hill Farm showing evidence of Ridge and furrow ploughing and an associated headland mapped as part of the English Heritage National Mapping Project.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: RAF 3G TUD UK 28 Frame 5302
Author/originator: RAF
Date: 15 Jan 1946
Page Number: Frame 5302
Volume/Sheet: RAF 3G TUD UK 28
   
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Glossary

 
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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 FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument FIELD SYSTEM * A group or complex of fields which appear to form a coherent whole. Use more specific type where known. back
monument PLOUGH HEADLAND * A narrow strip of land where a plough and team could turn. This usually remains higher than the ploughed land. back
monument FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back

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