Information for record number MWA6559:
Site of Pound at Brougton Hill Spinney

Summary The site of a pound used for penning livestock. It dates to the Imperial period and was situated 350m south west of Abbey Farm. The pound is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1887.
What Is It?  
Type: Pound
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Merevale
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 97
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Site of pound marked on OS map of 1887.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 2500 1887
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1887
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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
Description  
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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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument ABBEY * A religious house governed by an abbot or abbess. Use with narrow terms of DOUBLE HOUSE, MONASTERY or NUNNERY. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument POUND * A pen, often circular and stone-walled, for rounding up livestock. 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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