Information for record number MWA7126:
Post Medieval Features at 21-23 Icknield Street

Summary The site of Post Medieval buildings and a well which were found during an archaeological excavation. The site was located in Icknield Street, Bidford on Avon.
What Is It?  
Type: Well, Building
Period: Post-medieval (1540 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Bidford on Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 10 51
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 An archaeological evaluation on this site suggests there was no significant Saxon or Medieval occupation of the site. It is likely therefore that after the Roman period the land reverted to open fields or pasture and was not settled again until the Post Medieval period. A Post Medieval phase is evident in trenches 1 and 2. The presence of a demolished roof in trench 1 indicates that buildings of this period existed at the west end of the site. Although unexcavated, it is likely that the well belongs to this phase, as it is similar to a 17th century well recorded on the west side of Icknild Street in the 1970s during the construction of the present sheltered homes.
2 Archaeological observation in 1994 revealed only a rubble surface which probably belonged to the former smithy which is known to have occupied the site.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: 21 and 23 Icknield Street Bidford-on-Avon
Author/originator: Palmer S
Date: 1991
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: 21 and 23 Icknield Street, Bidford-on-Avon
Author/originator: Palmer S
Date: 1991
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Archaeological Observation at 21 and 23 Icknield Street, Bidford on Avon, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Gethin, B
Date: 1994
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Excavation of a well, Bidford on Avon
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1991
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technique excavation Archaeologists excavate sites so that they can find information and recover archaeological materials before they are destroyed by erosion, construction or changes in land-use.

Depending on how complicated and widespread the archaeological deposits are, excavation can be done by hand or with heavy machinery. Archaeologists may excavate a site in a number of ways; either by open area excavation, by digging a test pit or a trial trench.
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period Roman About 43 AD to 409 AD (the 1st century AD to the 5th century AD)

The Roman period comes after the Iron Age and before the Saxon period.

The Roman period in Britain began in 43 AD when a Roman commander called Aulus Plautius invaded the south coast, near Kent. There were a series of skirmishes with the native Britons, who were defeated. In the months that followed, more Roman troops arrived and slowly moved westwards and northwards.
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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 OPEN FIELD * An area of arable land with common rights after harvest or while fallow. Usually without internal divisions (hedges, walls or fences). 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 PASTURE * A field covered with herbage for the grazing of livestock. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. back
monument TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. back

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