Information for record number MWA762:
Thorpe Bridge

Summary Thorpe Bridge, the possible site of a Mediaeval Bridge. It crossed the River Itchen on the Leamington Road south west of Southam.
What Is It?  
Type: Road Bridge
Period: Medieval - Modern (1066 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Southam
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 40 61
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Some traces of an old bridge can be seen in the bed of the stream on the west side of the present bridge.
2 There is no evidence for this feature
3 Earliest record of a bridge on this site 1397. Single 5.8m span brick bridge with RC extensions has been a County bridge since 1865. It crossed the River Itchen on the Leamington Road south west of Southam.
 
Sources
Source No: 3
Source Type: Desk Top Study
Title: Historic Road Bridges in Warwickshire
Author/originator: N.Palmer and G. Booth
Date: 1997
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Site Visit
Title: Record Card
Author/originator: SMW
Date: 1979
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: WNHAS
Author/originator:
Date: 1892
Page Number: 44-45
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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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument BRIDGE * A structure of wood, stone, iron, brick or concrete, etc, with one or more intervals under it to span a river or other space. Use specific type where known. back
monument ROAD BRIDGE * A bridge carrying a road over land or water. back
monument STREAM * A natural flow or current of water issuing from a source. back

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