Information for record number MWA12685:
Ridge & Furrow near Bishopton

Summary Ridge and furrow was identified through trial trenching. It is also visible on LiDAR imagery.
What Is It?  
Type: Ridge And Furrow
Period: Medieval - Post-Medieval (1066 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Stratford upon Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 18 56
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

 
Source Number  

1 Ridge and Furrow was found in 4 trenches to the north of the former Egg Packing Station.
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3 Was visible on LIDAR; now built over.
 
Sources

Source No: 1
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Egg packing Station, Bishopton Lane, Bishopton, Warwickshire: Archaeological Evaluation
Author/originator: Sheldon S & Joyce S
Date: 2011
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 11066
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: LIDAR
Title: Environment Agency LIDAR (2008)
Author/originator: Environment Agency
Date: 2008
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Map
Title: Ordnance Survey 'MasterMap' Modern Digital Mapping
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 2005-2013
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Volume/Sheet:
   
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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 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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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 RIDGE AND FURROW * A series of long, raised ridges separated by ditches used to prepare the ground for arable cultivation. This was a technique, characteristic of the medieval period. back
monument TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. back

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

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