Information for record number MWA3756:
Shrunken Settlement at Woodwards Green

Summary The site of shrunken village dating to the Imperial period. It is known from documentary evidence. The site is located at Woodwards Green.
What Is It?  
Type: Shrunken Village
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Morton Bagot
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 10 65
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
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1 Woodward's Green is a small area of former common-land. Two houses stood beside it in 1807 and 1820, one remaining today. A third building is noted in 1863. There are no signs of the demolished houses, although a curving hollow perhaps represents the field boundary which bounded this holding.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Woodwards Green, Deserted Settlement and Mill
Author/originator: Hooke D
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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 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 HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument HOLLOW * A hollow, concave formation or place, which has sometimes been dug out. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument SHRUNKEN VILLAGE * A settlement where previous house sites are now unoccupied, but often visible as earthworks, crop or soil marks. 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 INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument DESERTED SETTLEMENT * An abandoned settlement, usually of the Medieval period, often visible only as earthworks or on aerial photographs. back
monument FIELD BOUNDARY * The limit line of a field. back
monument SIGN * A board, wall painting or other structure displaying advice, giving information or directions back

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