Information for record number MWA2664:
Clay pit site at Beausale

Summary A clay pit which dates back to at least the Imperial period. It is suggested by the use of the place-name 'clay pit Close' which is marked on a map of 1841. The site is located 1km north east of Hatton.
What Is It?  
Type: Clay Pit
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Beausale
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 24 67
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 On the 1842 tithe map, a field centered on this NGR is called Clay Pit Close: no further reference can be found.
2 The site visit revealed no surface indication of the siting of this quarry.
3 Monument location moved after examination of the tithe map.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: Tithe Map
Author/originator:
Date: 1842
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: CR 569/126/1
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Pers. Comm. Benjamin Morton
Author/originator: B Morton
Date: 2010-13
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Volume/Sheet:
   
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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
Description  
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 CLAY PIT * A place from which clay is extracted. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument QUARRY * An excavation from which stone for building and other functions, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. back

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