Information for record number MWA2627:
Pound 200m S of Firs Farm

Summary A pound which was used for penning livestock during the Imperial period. It is situated at Haseley Green.
What Is It?  
Type: Pound
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Haseley
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 23 69
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Pound marked.
2 1977: Renovated by local youth service.
3 Walls intact and standing to original height although there are large cracks. The gate was off its hinges and resting against the inside Wall and the inside and outside of the Pound are overgrown.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Pound at Haseley Green
Author/originator: Warwick Youth Service
Date: 1977
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 6" OS Sht 22SW CRO
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Thomson D J
Date: 1983
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 4402
   
Images:  
Pound at Haseley
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
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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 Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument POUND * A pen, often circular and stone-walled, for rounding up livestock. back
monument GATE * A movable stucture which enables or prevents entrance to be gained. Usually situated in a wall or similar barrier and supported by gate posts. back
monument WALL * An enclosing structure composed of bricks, stones or similar materials, laid in courses. Use specific type where known. back

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