Information for record number MWA13382:
Ditch, Winton Hall School, Dunchurch

Summary A gently curving ditch running parellel to and south east from Southam Road, cutting through natural deposits and extending from the south-western edge of the study area before terminating. It was filled with dark grey-brown sandy clay, 1.35m in width and 0.5m deep. Roman, medieval and post-medieval sherds were recovered.
What Is It?  
Type: Ditch
Period: Post-medieval (1540 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Dunchurch
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 48 71
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Level of Protection Local
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1 A gently curving ditch running parellel to and c.17m south east from Southam Road, cutting through natural deposits and extending from the south-western edge of the study area for a length of 32m before terminating. It was filled with dark grey-brown sandy clay, 1.35m in width and 0.5m deep. Six roman, medieval and post-medieval sherds were recovered.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Winton Hall School, Southam Road, Dunchurch, Warwickshire: Archaeological Salvage Recording
Author/originator: Beamish H
Date: 1996
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 96437
   
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period Roman About 43 AD to 409 AD (the 1st century AD to the 5th century AD)

The Roman period comes after the Iron Age and before the Saxon period.

The Roman period in Britain began in 43 AD when a Roman commander called Aulus Plautius invaded the south coast, near Kent. There were a series of skirmishes with the native Britons, who were defeated. In the months that followed, more Roman troops arrived and slowly moved westwards and northwards.
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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 SCHOOL * An establishment in which people, usually children, are taught. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. 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

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