Information for record number MWA8192:
Rectilinear Enclosure, Newton and Biggin

Summary The site of an enclosure that is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs. It is of unknown date but might be associated with the Medieval deserted settlement at Biggin. The enclosure is situated 600m south east of Newton.
What Is It?  
Type: Enclosure
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Newton and Biggin
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 53 77
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 During an archaeological desk based assessment by Wessex Archaeology of the proposed development site at Coton Park, Rugby a rectilinear enclosure cropmark was identified. This is approximately 100m to the south east of Mill Farm and may represent the site of an enclosure which possibly relates to the Medieval deserted settlement at Biggin.
2 A crop mark enclosure shows on AP.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: Aerial Photograph
Author/originator:
Date: 1954
Page Number: 115-9
Volume/Sheet: 1580, 542/37
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Desk Top Study
Title: Coton Park, Rugby, Warwickshire: Archaeological Desk Based Assessment
Author/originator: Wessex Archaeology
Date: 1995
Page Number: 9, 17
Volume/Sheet:
   
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Glossary

 
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technique Cropmark Cropmarks appear as light and dark marks in growing and ripening crops. These marks relate to differences in the soil below. For example, parched lines of grass may indicate stone walls. Crops that grow over stone features often ripen more quickly and are shorter than the surrounding crop. This is because there is less moisture in the soil where the wall lies.

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technique Aerial Photograph Aerial photographs are taken during an aerial survey, which involves looking at the ground from above. It is usually easier to see cropmarks and earthworks when they are viewed from above. Aerial photographs help archaeologists to record what they see and to identify new sites. There are two kinds of aerial photographs; oblique and vertical. back
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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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE * A monument consisting of an area of land enclosed by a ditch, bank, wall, palisade or similar barrier, where the barrier consists of several straight or near straight sections. back
monument PARK * An enclosed piece of land, generally large in area, used for hunting, the cultivation of trees, for grazing sheep and cattle or visual enjoyment. Use more specific type where known. back
monument MILL * A factory used for processing raw materials. Use more specific mill type where known. See also TEXTILE MILL, for more narrow terms. back
monument DESERTED SETTLEMENT * An abandoned settlement, usually of the Medieval period, often visible only as earthworks or on aerial photographs. back
monument ENCLOSURE * An area of land enclosed by a boundary ditch, bank, wall, palisade or other similar barrier. Use specific type where known. 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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