Information for record number MWA2357:
Metteridge Ford, 300m N of North Farm

Summary The site of a ford which is mentioned in documentary sources, but is undated. It is situated 1km south west of Brailes Hill.
What Is It?  
Type: Ford
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Cherington
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 38
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Metteridge Ford is mentioned in a charter of 1662. It was situated in an area known as Far End Quarter in Stourton, just to the N of North Farm. The present day track through the fields crosses a stream which joins the Stour at Willington.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: History of Cherington and Stourton
Author/originator: Dickens M
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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
Description  
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument CROSS * A free-standing structure, in the form of a cross (+), symbolizing the structure on which Jesus Christ was crucified and sacred to the Christian faith. Use specific type where known. back
monument STREAM * A natural flow or current of water issuing from a source. 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
monument FORD * A shallow place in a river or other stretch of water, where people, animals and vehicles may cross. back

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