Information for record number MWA1583:
Imperial quarry site, Aston Cantlow.

Summary The site of a stone quarry dating to the Imperial period and known from place name evidence. It is located 150m west of the football ground, Wilmecote.
What Is It?  
Type: Quarry
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Wilmcote
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 15 58
(Data represented on this map shows the current selected record as a single point, this is for illustrative purposes only and does not represent an accurate or complete representation of archaeological sites or features)
Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Formerly there were extensive stone quarries of Lower Lias stone at Wilmcote.
2 stone Pit Close is marked on a map of 1874.
3 stone from this quarry was used from the 16th century.
 
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
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: T Wood's Estates Map
Author/originator:
Date: 1874
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: CR1312:1
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: Wilmcote Quarry
Author/originator: Wilson, R
Date: 1952
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
Images:  
There are no images associated with this record.  
back to top

Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
Description  
period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
more -> 		back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument FOOTBALL GROUND * A site including a pitch, stands and other ancillary buildings associated with the game of football. back
monument STONE QUARRY * An excavation from which stone for building is obtained by cutting, blasting etc. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for 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 WOOD * A tract of land with trees, sometimes acting as a boundary or barrier, usually smaller and less wild than a forest. back
monument QUARRY * An excavation from which stone for building and other functions, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. back

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

English Heritage National Monuments Record