Information for record number MWA12285:
A hollow way at Bretford

Summary A hollow way can be seen on aerial photographs on the sothern bank of the River Avon 50m to the east of the B4029 Fosse Way near to Bretford Bridge.
What Is It?  
Type: Hollow Way, Spoil Heap
Period: Modern (1914 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
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Grid Reference: SP 42 76
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 The hollow way seen on aerial photographs on the sothern bank of the River Avon 50m to the east of the B4029 Fosse Way, near to Bretford Bridge and was mapped as part of the English Heritage National Mapping Project. The 200m of Holloway curves across the meadow parrallel to the current route of the Fosseway and appears to terminate close to the possition of a medieval Bridge (MWA4255) Approximately half way along path of the holloway there are two mounds which, look like dumps of spoil of unknown origin.
2 Note that lidar shows this doesn't exist. Other earethworks still do so it has not be destroyed.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: SP4377 Frame 118
Author/originator: English Heritage
Date: 24/10/2002
Page Number: Frame 118
Volume/Sheet: SP4377
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Pers. Comm.
Author/originator: B Gethin
Date: 2013 onwards
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Volume/Sheet:
   
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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 Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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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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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument PATH * A way made for pedestrians, especially one merely made by walking (often not specially constructed). 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
monument SPOIL HEAP * A conical or flat-topped tip of waste discarded from a mine or similar site. back
monument MEADOW * A piece of grassland, often near a river, permanently covered with grass which is mown for use as hay. back
monument MOUND * A natural or artificial elevation of earth or stones, such as the earth heaped upon a grave. Use more specific type where known. back
monument HOLLOW WAY * A way, path or road through a cutting. back

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