Information for record number MWA12287:
Ditches beside the River Avon at Bretford

Summary Interconnecting linear Ditches can be seen on aerial photographs 100 mto the east of the bridge at Bretford.
What Is It?  
Type: Ditch, Drainage Ditch?, Water Meadow?
Period: Post-medieval (1540 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Brandon and Bretford
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 43 76
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Interconnecting linear Ditches seen on aerial photographs 100m to the east of the bridge at Bretford were mapped as part of the English Heritage National Mapping Project.
2 These would appear to represent drainage ditches, or water meadows given that the run from/to the River.
 
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. Giles Carey
Author/originator: G Carey
Date: 2009-2014
Page Number:
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 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 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 DITCH * A long and narrow hollow or trench dug in the ground, often used to carry water though it may be dry for much of the year. back
monument DRAINAGE DITCH * A long, narrow ditch designed to carry water away from a waterlogged area. back
monument WATER MEADOW * Grassland fertilized by allowing floodwater to cover it in winter. back

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