Information for record number MWA2983:
Site of Undated Ford 200m SE of Church

Summary The site of a ford of uncertain date but the spot is marked as 'Stepping Stones' on the Ordnance Survey map of 1906. Traces of the track leading down to the ford are still visible on both sides of the river. It was situated 200m south east of the church, Wappenbury.
What Is It?  
Type: Ford
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Hunningham
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 37 69
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 'Stepping stones' marked.
2 Also recorded with three stones drawn on a sketch map of Wappenbury dated 1830.
3 No stones now visible, though there may be when the water level drops, but a break in the steady flow of the river marks the spot and there are traces of trackways on both banks of the stream.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 1, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Doubleday H A & Page W (eds)
Date: 1904
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: Map 1906
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1906
Page Number: 35NW
Volume/Sheet: 10560
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Thomson D J
Date: 1983
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 4402
   
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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
Description  
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
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 STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument TRACKWAY * A pathway, not necessarily designed as such, beaten down by the feet of travellers. back
monument STREAM * A natural flow or current of water issuing from a source. 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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