Information for record number MWA3823:
Post Medieval Dovecote at Parsonage Farm, Great Wolford

Summary A stone dovecote, a building used for the breeding and housing of doves or pigeons. It dates to the Post Medieval period, and is still standing 60m southwest of the church at Great Wolford.
What Is It?  
Type: Dovecote
Period: Post-medieval (1540 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Great Wolford
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 24 34
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 In the yard of what was formerly the farmhouse known as Parsonage Farm is this stone pigeon house of about 1700. It has a tiled saddle-back roof and lantern.
2 There still exist some dilapidated remains of the old house to which it belonged but the present farmhouse is a brick built structure of about 1910.
3 Described as no 11 of Dovecote Survey.
4 Visited in 1983.
5 Photographed in 1983.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 5, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1965
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Volume/Sheet: 5
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: O.S.Card
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date:
Page Number: 1
Volume/Sheet: SP23SW
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Photograph
Title: Dovecotes, Great Wolford and Little Compton
Author/originator: Foster P W
Date: 1983
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 3813
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Site Visit
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Foster P W
Date: 1983
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 2297
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: The Warwickshire Dovecotes
Author/originator: Foster P W
Date: 1979
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
Images:  
A dovecote at Great Wolford
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1983
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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 Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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period Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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monument DOVECOTE * A building, or part of a building, used to house doves and pigeons, usually placed at a height above the ground, with openings and provision inside for roosting and breeding. back
monument YARD * A paved area, generally found at the back of a house. back
monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. 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 STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument FARMHOUSE * The main dwelling-house of a farm, it can be either detached from or attached to the working buildings. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument STRUCTURE * A construction of unknown function, either extant or implied by archaeological evidence. If known, use more specific type. back
monument FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back

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