Information for record number MWA6481:
Earthworks of Deserted Settlement at Green Lane, Studley

Summary The site of a deserted settlement dating from the Medieval and Post Medieval periods. The remains of the settlement are visible as earthworks and include a hollow way and house platforms. The site is located 700m north west of the fire station, Studley.
What Is It?  
Type: Deserted Settlement, Hollow Way, House Platform
Period: Medieval - Post-Medieval (1066 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Studley
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 06 64
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Development alongside the road from Studley to Redditch and along a strip of common bordering Green Lane had already occured by 1824 and Tanhouse Farm, inside the Redditch boundary, contains 17th century timber-framing. However, a number of artisans cottages which lay to the east of Green Lane Farm have been removed and others built between 1824 and 1847 on the south side of Green Lane have been demolished in recent years.
2 The earthwork remains of deserted settlement next to Green Lane Needle Mill (PRN 3777) have been recorded.
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4The settlement is first recorded in a court roll of 1707.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Studley Parish Survey
Author/originator: Hooke D
Date: 1980
Page Number: 54-5
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: A435 Studley Bypass, Archaeological Assessment, Proposal for stage 3 Fieldwork
Author/originator: Warwickshire Museum
Date: 1994
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Desk Top Study
Title: A435 Studley Bypass Archaeological Assessment (Stage 2)
Author/originator: Warwickshire Museum
Date: 1994
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Plan
Title: Studley Parish Survey
Author/originator: Hooke D
Date: 1980
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Glossary

 
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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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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 FIELDWORK * A usually temporary earthwork or fortification, the latter constructed by military forces operating in the field. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument BOUNDARY * The limit to an area as defined on a map or by a marker of some form, eg. BOUNDARY WALL. Use specific type where known. back
monument FIRE STATION * A civic building housing fire engines and a permanent fire-fighting force. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument DESERTED SETTLEMENT * An abandoned settlement, usually of the Medieval period, often visible only as earthworks or on aerial photographs. back
monument NEEDLE MILL * A mill or works where needles were manufactured. back
monument HOUSE PLATFORM * An area of ground on which a house is built. A platform is often the sole surviving evidence for a house. 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
monument EARTHWORK * A bank or mound of earth used as a rampart or fortification. back
monument HOLLOW WAY * A way, path or road through a cutting. back

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