Information for record number MWA12584:
Well at Oakbeams, Church Lane Gaydon

Summary A disused well constructed of lias limestone and brick (possible repair). 17th/18th century.
What Is It?  
Type: Well
Period: Post-medieval - Industrial (1540 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Gaydon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 36 53
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Small well 0.66m in diameter was found to the rear of Oakbeams during an archaeological observation of trenches for a single storey extension. The lower part was constructed of lias limestone and the upper part of red brick. Probably 17th/18th century and contemporary with the house.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Archaeological Recording at Oakbeams, Church Lane, Gaydon, Warwickshire
Author/originator: A Stocks
Date: 2008
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Glossary

 
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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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monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. back
monument TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. back

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