Information for record number MWA7026:
Moated Site at Admington Hall

Summary The site of a Medieval moat, a wide ditch usually surrounding a building. The moat survives as an earthwork at the southern end of Admington village.
What Is It?  
Type: Moat
Period: Medieval - Post-Medieval (1066 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Admington
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 19 45
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Medieval pottery, mostly of the 12th-15th centuries, is abundant in the fields immediately to the W of the Hall.
2 Plan
3 There is a clearly defined moated site at the north edge of the Hall's garden. The moat has a stream running on the west and north and a depression on the other two sides. The moat was fed by a leat (WA7027) running north-east from Small Brook. To the south there is a bank and depression in a modern orchard that may indicate a manorial complex. Beyond the Hall lawn are more hollows and platforms.
4 The Admington court rolls revealed details about the Medieval manor house. It was provided with a byre, piggery, sheepcote, and barn. These are recorded because in the 15th century they were leased out to farmers and there were various interventions by the lord to ensure they were kept in good repair.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Plan
Title: Admington Survey
Author/originator: Dyer C
Date: 1992
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Admington Survey
Author/originator: Dyer C
Date: 1994
Page Number: 1
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Admington Survey
Author/originator: Dyer C
Date: 1992
Page Number: 6
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Admington Survey 1992-3
Author/originator: Dyer C
Date: 1993
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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 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 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 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 VILLAGE * A collection of dwelling-houses and other buildings, usually larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a simpler organisation and administration than the latter. back
monument HOLLOW * A hollow, concave formation or place, which has sometimes been dug out. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. 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 MANOR HOUSE * The principal house of a manor or village. 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 PIGGERY * A place where pigs are reared. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument PLATFORM * Unspecified. Use specific type where known. back
monument LEAT * Artificial water channel, usually leading to a mill. 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 GARDEN * An enclosed piece of ground devoted to the cultivation of flowers, fruit or vegetables and/or recreational purposes. Use more specific type where known. back
monument BARN * A building for the storage and processing of grain crops and for housing straw, farm equipment and occasionally livestock and their fodder. Use more specific type where known. back
monument ORCHARD * An enclosure used for the cultivation of fruit trees. back
monument LAWN * A flat, and usually level area of mown and cultivated grass, attached to a house. back
monument STREAM * A natural flow or current of water issuing from a source. back
monument EARTHWORK * A bank or mound of earth used as a rampart or fortification. back

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