Information for record number MWA2523:
Site of Undated Ford 500m N of Offchurch Bury

Summary The site of an undated ford which is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1887. A bridge now spans the site. It was located 200m east of The Runghills.
What Is It?  
Type: Ford
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Cubbington
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 34 66
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

 
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1 Ford marked.
2 There is now a bridge of modern construction at this site - concrete, steel girders and railway sleepers - this is sealed off to the public.
 
Sources

Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: Map 2500 1887
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1887
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2500
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Pehrson B
Date: 1983
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 3081
   
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source SMR Card Sites and Monuments Record Card. The Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record began to be developed during the 1970s. The details of individual archaeological sites and findspots were written on record cards. These record cards were used until the 1990s, when their details were entered on to a computerised system. The record cards are still kept at the office of the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
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 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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument BRIDGE * A structure of wood, stone, iron, brick or concrete, etc, with one or more intervals under it to span a river or other space. Use specific type where known. back
monument RAILWAY * A line or track consisting of iron or steel rails, on which passenger carriages or goods wagons are moved, usually by a locomotive engine. 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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