Information for record number MWA12625:
Pound at north end of Little Shrewley

Summary A pound which was used for penning livestock during the Imperial period. It is situated at the south west corner of Newland Wood at the north end of Little Shrewley
What Is It?  
Type: Pound
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1884 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Shrewley
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 22 68
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Pound marked on the OS 1st edition map.
2 The site has now been subsumed by the surrounding woodland. Shrewley Parish Council would like to restore it. Condition unknown
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 1st edition 6" to 1 mile
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey (Digital)
Date: 1884-1892
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Personal Comment
Author/originator: Mr Wesbury
Date: 2011
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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 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 POUND * A pen, often circular and stone-walled, for rounding up livestock. back

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