Information for record number MWA4615:
Site of old Banbury road S of Warwick

Summary The course of the old Banbury Road used in the Medieval and Post Medieval periods. The Road is visible on aerial photographs. It ceased to be used when the area became parkland in 1744. It is located in Castle park, Warwick.
What Is It?  
Type: Road
Period: Medieval - Post-Medieval (1066 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Warwick
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 63
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Old Banbury road (SP 28 64 - 29 63), to the the south of Warwick abandoned when the area was emparked in 1744. The site shows on Aerial Photographs.
2 A ditch was recorded during evaluation in Brooke Close. This was probably the north-eastern boundary ditch for the medieval road. A number of other features were suggested as being associated with the medieval road.
3 The course of the road ia sivisble with a series of possible roadside features on Aerial Photographs; its route can also be traced on Google Earth.
4The Speed map of 1610 calls it Cross Street when within Bridge End, no doubt because of the preaching/market cross shown at the junction of the three main streets in the suburb.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: Oblique AP Collection
Author/originator: Pickering
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Volume/Sheet: A,B, G, J-M
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Internet Data
Title: Google Earth Aerial and Street View
Author/originator: Google Earth
Date: 1945-present
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Archaeological Observation at 4 Brooke Close, Bridge End, Warwick
Author/originator: C Jones
Date: 2010
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Report 1016
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Pers. Comm.
Author/originator: B Gethin
Date: 2013 onwards
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technique Aerial Photograph Aerial photographs are taken during an aerial survey, which involves looking at the ground from above. It is usually easier to see cropmarks and earthworks when they are viewed from above. Aerial photographs help archaeologists to record what they see and to identify new sites. There are two kinds of aerial photographs; oblique and vertical. 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 MARKET CROSS * A cross found in a market place. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument PARK * An enclosed piece of land, generally large in area, used for hunting, the cultivation of trees, for grazing sheep and cattle or visual enjoyment. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument SUBURB * A largely residential area on the outskirts of a town or city. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument BOUNDARY DITCH * A ditch that indicates the limit of an area or a piece of land. back
monument CASTLE * A fortress and dwelling, usually medieval in origin, and often consisting of a keep, curtain wall and towers etc. back
monument BRIDGE * A structure of wood, stone, iron, brick or concrete, etc, with one or more intervals under it to span a river or other space. Use specific type where known. back
monument DITCH * A long and narrow hollow or trench dug in the ground, often used to carry water though it may be dry for much of the year. 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

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