Information for record number MWA12342:
Anglo-Saxon settlement at Rayford Caravan Park, Tiddington Road

Summary A number of gullies, likely related to successive boundary features, were recorded in excavation in the Avon flood plain. They contained large amounts of pottery, and are interpreted as drainage features.
What Is It?  
Type: Settlement
Period: Migration (410 AD - 800 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Stratford upon Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 21 55
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Scheduled Monument (Grade: )
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Description

  
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1 A number of gullies, likely related to successive boundary features, were recorded in excavation in the Avon flood plain. They contained large amounts of pottery, and are interpreted as drainage features. This area is notorious for flooding and these features are therefore unlikely to be related to permanent settlement. Seasonal activity, such as animal breeding is offered as a possible interpretation.
2 Anglo-Saxon activity at 117-123 Tiddlington Road may suggest two close but separate foci, an extremely rare occurrence implying a more sophisticated settlement pattern than was previously suspected.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Late Iron Age/ Early Roman and Anglo-Saxon Archaeology at Rayford Cravan Park, Tiddington Road, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire: Interim Report
Author/originator: S C Palmer
Date: 2009
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: late Iron Age/Early Roman and Anglo-Saxon Archaeology at Rayford Caravan Park, Tiddington Road, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Palmer S
Date: 2010
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1039
   
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none Scheduled Monument Scheduled Ancient Monuments (SAMs) are those archaeological sites which are legally recognised as being of national importance. They can range in date from prehistoric times to the Cold War period. They can take many different forms, including disused buildings or sites surviving as earthworks or cropmarks.

SAMs are protected by law from unlicensed disturbance and metal detecting. Written consent from the Secretary of State must be obtained before any sort of work can begin, including archaeological work such as geophysical survey or archaeological excavation. There are nearly 200 SAMs in Warwickshire.
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technique excavation Archaeologists excavate sites so that they can find information and recover archaeological materials before they are destroyed by erosion, construction or changes in land-use.

Depending on how complicated and widespread the archaeological deposits are, excavation can be done by hand or with heavy machinery. Archaeologists may excavate a site in a number of ways; either by open area excavation, by digging a test pit or a trial trench.
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period Iron Age About 800 BC to 43 AD

The Iron Age comes after the Bronze Age and before the Roman period. It is a time when people developed the skills and knowledge to work and use iron, hence the name ‘Iron Age’ which is given to this period. Iron is a much tougher and more durable metal than bronze but it also requires more skill to make objects from it. People continued to use bronze during this period.
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period Roman About 43 AD to 409 AD (the 1st century AD to the 5th century AD)

The Roman period comes after the Iron Age and before the Saxon period.

The Roman period in Britain began in 43 AD when a Roman commander called Aulus Plautius invaded the south coast, near Kent. There were a series of skirmishes with the native Britons, who were defeated. In the months that followed, more Roman troops arrived and slowly moved westwards and northwards.
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monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument PARK * An enclosed piece of land, generally large in area, used for hunting, the cultivation of trees, for grazing sheep and cattle or visual enjoyment. Use more specific type where known. 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 FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument CARAVAN PARK * A camping place set aside for the use of caravans. back

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