Information for record number MWA1510:
Site of Salford Priors Mill

Summary The site of a watermill, for which there is documentary evidence from the Medieval period. It was located 200m west of Salford Priors Bridge.
What Is It?  
Type: Watermill, Mill
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Salford Priors
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 08 51
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 There was a mill at Salford Priors in 1086. In 1291 there were two mills. Two mills under one roof are recorded in 1610. The approximate site of these mills may be identified from the field names Great millham and millham, both of which are on the W side of the Arrow, respectively above and below the junction with Ban Brook.
2 Geophysical Survey as part of Evaluation for the A435 Norton Lenchwick Bypass Part 2 (WA 4908) obtained pit-like responses which suggested that archaeological activity may continue eastwards from the recorded cropmark complex into the corridor of the proposed bypass.
3 Trial trenching as result of above Geophysical Survey revealed no trace of building or occupation.
4 Documentary sources record the existence of a mill at Salford Priors from 1086. This is supported by the field names 'mill Butts' and 'Great millams Meadow' depicted on a tithe map of 1852 (CRO CR569/199).
5 It was not possible to gain access to the site for trial trenching.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 3, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1945
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Volume/Sheet: 3
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: A435 Bypass Phase 2 Part II: Archaeological Field Evaluations.
Author/originator: Palmer S C
Date: 1993
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: A435 Bypass Phase 2/III
Author/originator: Palmer S C
Date: 1993
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: A 435 Survey
Author/originator: Warwickshire Museum
Date: 1992
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Geophysical Survey Report
Title: A435 Norton Lenchwick Bypass Phase 2/II
Author/originator: Geophysical Surveys of Bradford
Date: 1993
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technique Documentary Evidence Documentary evidence is another name for written records. The first written records in Britain date back to the Roman period. Documentary evidence can take many different forms, including maps, charters, letters and written accounts. When archaeologists are researching a site, they often start by looking at documentary evidence to see if there are clues that will help them understand what they might find. Documentary evidence can help archaeologists understand sites that are discovered during an excavation, field survey or aerial survey. back
technique Geophysical Survey The measuring and recording of electrical resistivity or magnetism in order to determine the existence and outline of buried features such as walls and ditches. Geophysical techniques include resistivity survey, magnetometer survey and ground penetrating radar. View Image back
technique Cropmark Cropmarks appear as light and dark marks in growing and ripening crops. These marks relate to differences in the soil below. For example, parched lines of grass may indicate stone walls. Crops that grow over stone features often ripen more quickly and are shorter than the surrounding crop. This is because there is less moisture in the soil where the wall lies.

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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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument MILL * A factory used for processing raw materials. Use more specific mill type where known. See also TEXTILE MILL, for more narrow terms. 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 FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument BRIDGE * A structure of wood, stone, iron, brick or concrete, etc, with one or more intervals under it to span a river or other space. Use specific type where known. back
monument BUTTS * A mound or structure on which an archery, musketry or artillery target is erected. Use specific type where known. back
monument MEADOW * A piece of grassland, often near a river, permanently covered with grass which is mown for use as hay. back
monument WATERMILL * A mill whose machinery is driven by water. back

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