Information for record number MWA8200:
Area of ridge and furrow, south of Main Street, Tiddington

Summary Traces of ridge and furrow cultivation, probably of Medieval date, were found during an excavation. The site was located to the east of Oak Road, Tiddington.
What Is It?  
Type: Field System, Ridge And Furrow
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Stratford upon Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 22 55
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Evaluation work in 1998 (WA 8319) on this site detected traces of ridge and furrow which had been visible on aerial photographs.
2 Portable Antiquities Scheme find provenance information: Date found: 2002-08-10T23:00:00Z Methods of discovery: Metal detector
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Archaeological Evaluation on land south of Main Street, Tiddington
Author/originator: Jones, C & Palmer, S
Date: 1998
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Source Type: Internet Data
Title: Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) Database
Author/originator: British Museum
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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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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 RIDGE AND FURROW * A series of long, raised ridges separated by ditches used to prepare the ground for arable cultivation. This was a technique, characteristic of the medieval period. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument FIELD SYSTEM * A group or complex of fields which appear to form a coherent whole. Use more specific type where known. back

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