Information for record number MWA5439:
Moated site at Budbrooke Deserted Medieval Settlement

Summary The site of a Medieval moat, a wide ditch usually surrounding a building. It survives as an earthwork, and the interior is marked by ridge and furrow. It is situated to the south east of the church at Budbrooke.
What Is It?  
Type: Moat, Ridge And Furrow
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Budbrooke
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 25 65
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 1951: At the N end of the field is a ditch and bank which run across the field from E to W, the bank turning S for about 60m at the W end. 1961: Adjoining the church to the E are the remains of a pronounced ditch and outer bank. They form part of an approximate circle of sufficient size to enclose a homestead. This feature could not be positively identified as the remains of a moat.
2 Interior marked by strong ridge and furrow. Numerous fragments of a light grey shale, perforated for roofing, and two early pottery fragments, one with a green glaze.
3 This is clearly not a moat and is probably an 'agricultural enclosure'. The ditch surrounding it is still c2m deep, but the external bank has been ploughed flat.
5 Definitely considered a moated Sites Research Group (contra
3) and sketch surveyed (see reverse of card).
6 Plan.
7 Much of the circumference survives, although the Site is under plough. There are no signs of internal buildings and ridge and furrow fills the interior and the area to the W.
8 The moat is visible on LiDAR (EWA 9974). Copy in FI file.
 
Sources
Source No: 7
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Moated Sites Research Group
Author/originator: Mackenzie I
Date: 1985
Page Number: 29
Volume/Sheet: 12
   
Source No: 8
Source Type: LIDAR
Title: Geomatics Group online LiDAR data search
Author/originator: Geomatics Group
Date: 2011
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Photograph
Title: Medieval fishponds
Author/originator: GC
Date: 1980
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 1755
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Plan
Title: OS Card. 26NE9
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1961
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 26NE9
   
Source No: 6
Source Type: Plan
Title: MSRG
Author/originator: IRM et al
Date: 1986
Page Number: fig 13
Volume/Sheet: 13
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: OS Card 26NE2
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1961
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 26NE2
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: GC
Date: 1980
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 1755
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Moated Sites Research Group
Author/originator: IRM et al
Date: 1986
Page Number: 29
Volume/Sheet: 12
   
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Glossary

 
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source MSRG The annual report of the Moated Site Research Group, containing reports about field survey and excavation of sites throughout Britain. Copies are held at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
source OS Card Ordnance Survey Record Card. Before the 1970s the Ordnance Survey (OS) were responsible for recording archaeological monuments during mapping exercises. This helped the Ordnance Survey to decide which monuments to publish on maps. During these exercises the details of the monuments were written down on record cards. Copies of some of the cards are kept at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. The responsibility for recording archaeological monuments later passed to the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments. back
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
technique Earthwork Earthworks can take the form of banks, ditches and mounds. They are usually created for a specific purpose. A bank, for example, might be the remains of a boundary between two or more fields. Some earthworks may be all that remains of a collapsed building, for example, the grassed-over remains of building foundations.

In the winter, when the sun is lower in the sky than during the other seasons, earthworks have larger shadows. From the air, archaeologists are able to see the patterns of the earthworks more easily. Earthworks can sometimes be confusing when viewed at ground level, but from above, the general plan is much clearer.

Archaeologists often carry out an aerial survey or an earthwork survey to help them understand the lumps and bumps they can see on the ground.
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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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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument FISHPOND * A pond used for the rearing, breeding, sorting and storing of fish. 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 RIDGE AND FURROW * A series of long, raised ridges separated by ditches used to prepare the ground for arable cultivation. This was a technique, characteristic of the medieval period. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument MOAT * A wide ditch surrounding a building, usually filled with water. Use for moated sites, not defensive moats. Use with relevant site type where known, eg. MANOR HOUSE, GARDEN, etc. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. 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 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 SIGN * A board, wall painting or other structure displaying advice, giving information or directions back
monument HOMESTEAD * A small settlement, usually consisting of one dwelling with ancillary buildings. back
monument EARTHWORK * A bank or mound of earth used as a rampart or fortification. back

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