Information for record number MWA1456:
Site of 'The Midlands Oak'

Summary The site of 'The Midlands Oak' a named tree which once stood at the junction of Lillington Avenue and Lillington Road and was believed to mark the centre of England.
What Is It?  
Type: Named Tree
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Leamington Spa
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 32 66
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 At the junction of Lillington Avenue and Lillington Road stands a large tree known as the Midlands Oak, claimed to mark the centre of England.
2 No longer standing. Photos in Market Hall
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Site Visit
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: MDT
Date: 1979
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 1466
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: History of Lillington
Author/originator: Cooper W
Date: 1940
Page Number: 2
Volume/Sheet:
   
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Glossary

 
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Description  
source SMR Card Sites and Monuments Record Card. The Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record began to be developed during the 1970s. The details of individual archaeological sites and findspots were written on record cards. These record cards were used until the 1990s, when their details were entered on to a computerised system. The record cards are still kept at the office of the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument NAMED TREE * A tree named after a person or event associated with it, e.g. Byron's Oak at Newstead. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument MARKET HALL * A purpose built covered market hall, usually 19th century, although earlier examples do exist, eg. that at Abingdon, Oxfordshire c.1680. back

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