Information for record number MWA2933:
Possible Ford at Washford Meadow SW of Stoneleigh

Summary The possible site of a ford dating to the Imperial period. The site lies 1km south west of Stoneleigh.
What Is It?  
Type: Ford, Stepping Stones
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Stoneleigh
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 32 72
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 This is called "Washford Meadow" on an 18th century map, but no fording place is shown.
2 It is also called "Wahsforde" on the annotated map, but no reference is given as to where the information derived.
3 There is a modern track and fording place further up the river but no traces remain at the above location.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: Estate Map
Author/originator: Baker M
Date: 1766
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: CRO Z142
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: Annotated map
Author/originator: Morris J M
Date: 1957
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: SP26SE
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Site Visit
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Pehrson B
Date: 1983
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
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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 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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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 STEPPING STONES * Stones placed in the bed of a stream or on wet ground, to enable crossing on foot. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument MEADOW * A piece of grassland, often near a river, permanently covered with grass which is mown for use as hay. 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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