Information for record number MWA12529:
Corley Rectory (now Corley Manor) garden, Corley

Summary Villa-type pleasure grounds with boundary planting, pond and kitchen garden. The latter appears to have been developed at the time of Lovie's visit (1996/97). Recommended for inclusion on Local List by Lovie
What Is It?  
Type: Garden
Period: Imperial - Modern (1751 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Corley
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 30 85
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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2 Corley Rectory (now Corley Manor) garden, Corley. Lovie reported the building was rebuilt in 1823; the villa-type pleasure grounds adjoin the churchyard. In 1887 grounds included a paddock with boundary planting, a kitchen garden and pond. He adds that when he visited (1996/1997) the gardens at the front retain a 19th century character consisting of a shtrubbery and conifer planting. At the time of Lovie's visit, he reports that the kitchen garden appears to have been developed.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwickshire Register Review Data Tables (North Warwickshire, Nuneaton & Bedworth, Rugby)
Author/originator: Lovie, Jonathan
Date: 1997
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwickshire Register Review Report & Recommendations
Author/originator: Lovie, Jonathan
Date: 1997
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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 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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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 PADDOCK * An enclosed field for horses. back
monument KITCHEN GARDEN * A private garden established primarily for growing vegetables and herbs for domestic consumption. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use 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 POND * A body of still water often artificially formed for a specific purpose. Use specifc type where known. back
monument VILLA * A term for a type of house, with varying definitions according to period. Roman villas were high-status and usually associated with a rural estate, whereas Georgian and later period villas were often semi-detached, town houses. back
monument MANOR * An area of land consisting of the lord's demesne and of lands from whose holders he may exact certain fees, etc. back
monument CHURCHYARD * An area of ground belonging to a church, often used as a burial ground. back
monument GARDEN * An enclosed piece of ground devoted to the cultivation of flowers, fruit or vegetables and/or recreational purposes. Use more specific type where known. back

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