Information for record number MWA13402:
Undated linear features at Shipston Road, Stratford-upon-Avon

Summary A series of linear features and a possible enclosure were identified through an archaeological watching brief.
What Is It?  
Type: Enclosure?, Field System?
Period: Early Iron Age - Post-medieval (800 BC - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Stratford upon Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 20 53
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Level of Protection Local
Description

  
Source Number  

1 A possible enclosure, which could date to the Iron Age or later was discovered during the watching brief. There were also linear features relating to the road and other features which could represent a field system.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Iron Age Pits: A Watching Brief at Shipston Road, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Palmer S C, Evans J, Mills P & Meredith B
Date: 2013
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1320
   
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period Iron Age About 800 BC to 43 AD

The Iron Age comes after the Bronze Age and before the Roman period. It is a time when people developed the skills and knowledge to work and use iron, hence the name ‘Iron Age’ which is given to this period. Iron is a much tougher and more durable metal than bronze but it also requires more skill to make objects from it. People continued to use bronze during this period.
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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 FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument PIT * A hole or cavity in the ground, either natural or the result of excavation. Use more specific type where known. back
monument LINEAR FEATURE * A length of straight, curved or angled earthwork or cropmark of uncertain date or function. back
monument FIELD SYSTEM * A group or complex of fields which appear to form a coherent whole. Use more specific type where known. back
monument ENCLOSURE * An area of land enclosed by a boundary ditch, bank, wall, palisade or other similar barrier. Use specific type where known. back

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