Information for record number MWA12115:
A bank in Bubbenhall parish

Summary A bank can be seen on aerial photographs in a field to the north of Paget's Lane near to Shrubs lodge.
What Is It?  
Type: Plough Headland, Boundary Bank
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Bubbenhall
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 37 72
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Level of Protection Local
Description

  
Source Number  

1 A bank can be seen on aerial photographs in a field to the north of Paget's Lane near to Shrubs Lodge mapped as part of the English Heritage National Mapping Project. It is posibly the remains of either a field boundary or a plough headland although there is little evidence of ridge and furrow ploughing in the field. Early maps do not show a boundary in this area.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: CPE UK 1994 Frame 1333
Author/originator: RAF
Date: 13 Apl 1947
Page Number: Frame 1333
Volume/Sheet: CPE UK 1994
   
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technique Aerial Photograph Aerial photographs are taken during an aerial survey, which involves looking at the ground from above. It is usually easier to see cropmarks and earthworks when they are viewed from above. Aerial photographs help archaeologists to record what they see and to identify new sites. There are two kinds of aerial photographs; oblique and vertical. back
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 LODGE * A small building, often inhabited by a gatekeeper, gamekeeper or similar. Use specific type where known. back
monument BOUNDARY BANK * An earthen bank that indicates the limit of an area or a piece of land. back
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 BOUNDARY * The limit to an area as defined on a map or by a marker of some form, eg. BOUNDARY WALL. Use specific type where known. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. 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 FIELD BOUNDARY * The limit line of a field. back

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