Information for record number MWA19270:
Medieval field boundaries, Grange Farm, Stockton

Summary A series of possible plot boundaries were identified during geophysical survey at Grange Farm, Stockton which were later confirmed by excavation to be of medieval origin.
What Is It?  
Type: Boundary
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Stockton
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 43 63
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Level of Protection Local
Description

  
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1 A series of possible plot boundaries were identified during geophysical survey at Grange Farm, Stockton during geophysical survey. They may well be medieval in date.
2 Faint anomalies visible on LiDAR possibly correspond with these features.
3 Excavation has subsequently confirmed that these boundaries are of medieval origin,with the dating evidence indicating activity in the 12th and 13th centuries. The boundaries were interpreted by the author as delineating stock or field enclosures on the fringe of settlement rather than boundaries surrounding an area of occupation.
 
Sources
Source No: 3
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Trial Tenching on Land off Napton Road, Stockton, Warwickshire
Author/originator: allen archaeology
Date: 2014
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Geophysical Survey Report
Title: Archaeological Geophysical Survey of land at Grange Farm, Stockton
Author/originator: Davey, G
Date: 2014
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Report No 14/98
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: LIDAR
Title: Environment Agency LIDAR (2008)
Author/originator: Environment Agency
Date: 2008
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Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Serial
Title: West Midlands Archaeology Vol 57
Author/originator: CBA West Midlands
Date: 2015
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: No 57
   
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Glossary

 
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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 excavation Archaeologists excavate sites so that they can find information and recover archaeological materials before they are destroyed by erosion, construction or changes in land-use.

Depending on how complicated and widespread the archaeological deposits are, excavation can be done by hand or with heavy machinery. Archaeologists may excavate a site in a number of ways; either by open area excavation, by digging a test pit or a trial trench.
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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 GRANGE * An outlying farm or estate, usually belonging to a religious order or feudal lord. Specifically related to core buildings and structures associated with monastic land holding. Use specific term where known. back
monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument BOUNDARY * The limit to an area as defined on a map or by a marker of some form, eg. BOUNDARY WALL. Use specific type where known. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument ENCLOSURE * An area of land enclosed by a boundary ditch, bank, wall, palisade or other similar barrier. Use specific type where known. back
monument FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back

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