Information for record number MWA1243:
Collier's Lane

Summary The site of a road dating to the Imperial period, called Collier's Lane. It forms a hollow way at its western end and runs from Warnap towards Henley.
What Is It?  
Type: Road, Hollow Way
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Oldberrow
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 12 64
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 A road runs across the S part of the parish from Warnap E towards Henley. It was known as Colliers's Lane, apparently referring to the activity of charcoal burners obtaining wood from the nearby woodlands. It was also in existence in 1839 and forms a hollow way at its W end. Collier's Grove lay at its E end.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Oldberrow Parish Survey
Author/originator: Hooke D
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Glossary

 
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Description  
period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument WOOD * A tract of land with trees, sometimes acting as a boundary or barrier, usually smaller and less wild than a forest. back
monument HOLLOW WAY * A way, path or road through a cutting. back

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