Information for record number MWA2581:
Possible Watermill to W of Church, Ashow

Summary The possible site of a Medieval watermill is suggested by documentary evidence. The site lies to the west of the church at Ashow.
What Is It?  
Type: Watermill, Mill
Period: Medieval - Post-Medieval (1066 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Ashow
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 31 70
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 There were said to be two mills at Ashow in 1086. Documentary evidence appears to indicate that one mill was located at approximately SP3270.
2 Beighton shows what appears to be a watermill further down the river, but on the opposite bank which could indicate he meant one of the two mills at Bericote.
3 It is not known if all these mills operated simultaneously, and a possible site of the other Ashow mill could be at above grid reference as the river current is quite swift here, providing the river hasn't drastically altered its course.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Antiquities of Warwickshire
Author/originator: Dugdale W
Date: 1730
Page Number: 1065
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: Map of Warwickshire
Author/originator: Beighton
Date: 1725
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Site Visit
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Pehrson B
Date: 1983
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Glossary

 
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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
technique Documentary Evidence Documentary evidence is another name for written records. The first written records in Britain date back to the Roman period. Documentary evidence can take many different forms, including maps, charters, letters and written accounts. When archaeologists are researching a site, they often start by looking at documentary evidence to see if there are clues that will help them understand what they might find. Documentary evidence can help archaeologists understand sites that are discovered during an excavation, field survey or aerial survey. back
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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument MILL * A factory used for processing raw materials. Use more specific mill type where known. See also TEXTILE MILL, for more narrow terms. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument WATERMILL * A mill whose machinery is driven by water. back

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