Information for record number MWA4904:
Site of a Race Course at Moxhull Park

Summary The site of a race course at Moxhull Park, which was used from the Imperial period onwards, is located c 600m to the south west of Middleton Farm.
What Is It?  
Type: Racecourse
Period: Modern (1903 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Wishaw
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 18 95
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Racecourse shown.
2 The Racecourse is first shown on the OS map of 1924 and thus post dates 1903 when the OS 25" was published.
3 OS 25" 1903 map.
 
Sources
Source No: 3
Source Type: Map
Title: Map 1903
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1903
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2500
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 1:10560 1924 50NE
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1924
Page Number: 50 NE
Volume/Sheet: 10560
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Hingley R C
Date: 1986
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 700
   
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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 Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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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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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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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 RACECOURSE * An area or route marked out for the site of a race. 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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