Information for record number MWA1811:
Modern moat 100m East of Dorsington Rectory, Dorsington

Summary A modern moat installed as a garden feature. It is situated at the eastern end of Dorsington, 100m east of Dorsington Rectory.
What Is It?  
Type: Moat, Garden Feature
Period: Modern - Post-medieval (1914 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Dorsington
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 13 49
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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Description

  
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1 Moat. The present occupier of the old rectory house was told by his predecessor that he himself dug this feature c1920.
2 It appears to be the same Moat that is shown on the 1st edition OS map of 1884, 49 NE.
3 The Moat is probably a modern garden feature.
 
Sources
Source No: 3
Source Type: Article in serial
Title: Symbols of Status in Medieval Warwickshire (1000-1500)
Author/originator: Hook D
Date: 2014
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 117
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 49NE 1:10560 1884
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1884
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 49NE
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: 49NE 1:10560 1884
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1884
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 49NE
   
Images:  
A Medieval moat on the 1884 Ordnance Survey map at Dorsington
Copyright: Open
Date: 1884
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period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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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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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument GARDEN FEATURE * Unspecified landscape feature. Use more specific type where known. back
monument MOAT * A wide ditch surrounding a building, usually filled with water. Use for moated sites, not defensive moats. Use with relevant site type where known, eg. MANOR HOUSE, GARDEN, etc. back

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