Information for record number MWA4180:
Site of Undated Ford 300m SW of Newton Bridge

Summary The site of a ford, a shallow point in a river where people and vehicles would be able to cross. The ford is of unknown date. It was situated 800m north of Clifton upon Dunsmore but is now covered by a railway embankment.
What Is It?  
Type: Ford
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish:
District:
Grid Reference: SP 52 77
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Newton Ford marked.
2 The area is now covered with a disused railway embankment.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Plague and Enclosure
Author/originator: Gooder A
Date: 1965
Page Number: 10
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Pehrson B
Date: 1983
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 3081
   
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Glossary

 
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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 RAILWAY EMBANKMENT * A man-made ridge to carry a railway across a declivity or area subject to flooding. back
monument ENCLOSURE * An area of land enclosed by a boundary ditch, bank, wall, palisade or other similar barrier. Use specific type where known. back
monument CROSS * A free-standing structure, in the form of a cross (+), symbolizing the structure on which Jesus Christ was crucified and sacred to the Christian faith. Use specific type where known. 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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