Information for record number MWA1553:
Site of Manor House at Great Alne

Summary The site of a manor house that was built during the Post Medieval period. It is known from documentary evidence. The manor house was situated in Great Alne.
What Is It?  
Type: Manor House?, House
Period: Post-medieval - Industrial (1540 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Great Alne
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 11 61
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Alne Lodge was built by Sir George Throckmorton (1518-52) on a piece of common ground called Ash Barrow. It was probably the messuage conveyed by George Smith and George Green to John Smith in 1614, and the property was in the tenure, in the late 17th century, of the Frogmores and subsequently, down to 1807-8, of the Morgans. It is marked on several 17th century and 18th century maps, but was pulled down at some time between 1781 and 1830. No trace now remains of it. Its most probable site is the level field on the N side of Lodge Hill onto which five bridle-paths and trackways converge.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 3, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1945
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 3
   
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Glossary

 
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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
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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period Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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monument BARROW * Artificial mound of earth, turf and/or stone, normally constructed to contain or conceal burials. Use specific type where known. back
monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument LODGE * A small building, often inhabited by a gatekeeper, gamekeeper or similar. Use specific type where known. back
monument MANOR HOUSE * The principal house of a manor or village. back
monument PATH * A way made for pedestrians, especially one merely made by walking (often not specially constructed). back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument TRACKWAY * A pathway, not necessarily designed as such, beaten down by the feet of travellers. back
monument MESSUAGE * A dwelling-house with outbuildings and land assigned to its use. back

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