Information for record number MWA13108:
Possible burgage plot boundary ditch at Orchard Close Wolvey

Summary A medieval burgage plot that runs in an easterly direction and is approximately 80cm in width
What Is It?  
Type: Boundary Ditch
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Wolvey
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 42 87
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Level of Protection Local
Description

  
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1 A possible medieval burgage plot was identified during investigations in 2011. An east-west aligned shallow-truncated profile ditch was filled by two deposits consisting of a primary silting deposit and a secondary deposit. The latter contained a sherd of residual 12th-14th century pottery. The ditch has been interpreted as the remains of a medieval burgage plot associated with former dwellings along Coventry Road. The boundary appears to have gone out of use in the 15th century.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Land off Orchard Close, Wolvey, Wawickshire, an Archaeological Field Evaluation
Author/originator: Cherrington R
Date: 2011
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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 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 DWELLING * Places of residence. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument BOUNDARY DITCH * A ditch that indicates the limit of an area or a piece of land. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument DITCH * A long and narrow hollow or trench dug in the ground, often used to carry water though it may be dry for much of the year. back
monument BURGAGE PLOT * A plot of land longer than it is wide, can include any structures on it. Typical of medieval towns. back
monument ORCHARD * An enclosure used for the cultivation of fruit trees. back

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