Information for record number MWA8228:
Former line of London-Holyhead road

Summary The former line of a road that was constructed during the Post Medieval period. It was part of the main London to Holyhead route.
What Is It?  
Type: Road
Period: Post-medieval (1540 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Great Packington
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 23 82
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Packington Park was until the second half of the C18 bisected by an important thoroughfare which formed part of the main London to Holyhead route. It ran from Meriden across Meriden Heath, passed close to the east of the present Hall, and crossed the River Blythe at Packington Bridge. The diversion of the road was proposed by Capability Brown in his 1751 plan for the transformation of Packington Park. It had been carried through by 1782, much improving the situation of the house. Traffic was diverted via a turnpike to Stonebridge and then along the present A452 to Coleshill.
2 Reproduction of 1760 map showing routes.
3 Line shown on SMR map is approximate only.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwickshire History
Author/originator: Tyack, G
Date: 1998
Page Number: 130-144
Volume/Sheet: Vol X, No 4
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: WH
Author/originator: Tomlinson, J
Date: 1760
Page Number: 130
Volume/Sheet: Vol X, No 4
   
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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 HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. 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 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

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