Information for record number MWA12860:
Ridge and Furrow north west of Weddington

Summary Ridge and Furrow identified from aerial photo evidence in the area north west of Weddington settlement.
What Is It?  
Type: Ridge And Furrow
Period: Medieval - Post-Medieval (1066 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Nuneaton and Bedworth
District: Nuneaton and Bedworth, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 35 93
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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2 Ridge and furrow marked on modern aerial photographs in this area.
3 Map showing area of Ridge and furrow marked extending it to the north west over the other side of the disused railway line.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: Modern Aerial Photography (High Resolution)
Author/originator: Blue Sky/Warwickshire County Council
Date: 2007
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: Modern Aerial Photography (High Resolution)
Author/originator: Millenium Map?
Date: 2001?
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: Modern Aerial Photography (High Resolution)
Author/originator: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 2000
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Weddington data passed to Warwickshire County Council Museum Service - Archaeology 1990 onwards, to SMR/NMR and HER
Author/originator: Cook, Alan
Date: 2011
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Glossary

 
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technique Aerial Photograph Aerial photographs are taken during an aerial survey, which involves looking at the ground from above. It is usually easier to see cropmarks and earthworks when they are viewed from above. Aerial photographs help archaeologists to record what they see and to identify new sites. There are two kinds of aerial photographs; oblique and vertical. back
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 SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
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 MUSEUM * A building, group of buildings or space within a building, where objects of value such as works of art, antiquities, scientific specimens, or other artefacts are housed and displayed. back
monument RAILWAY * A line or track consisting of iron or steel rails, on which passenger carriages or goods wagons are moved, usually by a locomotive engine. back

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