Information for record number MWA833:
Packhorse Bridge 300m N of Grange Farm

Summary A packhorse bridge which dates to the Medieval/Post Medieval period. It crosses the River Watergall 400m north of Ham Bridge. The high single arch remains, with a more modern parapet.
What Is It?  
Type: Bridge, Packhorse Bridge
Period: Medieval - Modern (1066 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Bishops Itchington
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 40 55
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 A packhorse bridge leads across the River Watergall; the original bridge with its high single arch is still in use, but has a parapet of red brick built over the old parapet. The rest of the old bridge has been retained underneath.
2 Information received from local landowner that this bridge is now "a couple of RSJs and 10 tons of concrete". Photographs awaited.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Information from John Bolton, Grange Farm, Bishops Itchington
Author/originator: John Bolton
Date: 2009
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Source Type: Plan
Title: Camp Hill Farmhouse
Author/originator: Robinson, Osborne & Moules, Chartered Surveyors
Date:
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Site Visit
Title: M40 Survey
Author/originator: PJA
Date: 1979
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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 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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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 GRANGE * An outlying farm or estate, usually belonging to a religious order or feudal lord. Specifically related to core buildings and structures associated with monastic land holding. Use specific term where known. back
monument PACKHORSE BRIDGE * A high-humped, narrow, cobbled bridge used by trains of packhorses, often located in upland areas where the bulk of goods were carried by horses. back
monument ARCH * A structure over an opening usually formed of wedge-shaped blocks of brick or stone held together by mutual pressure and supported at the sides; they can also be formed from moulded concrete/ cast metal. A component; use for free-standing structure only. back
monument FARMHOUSE * The main dwelling-house of a farm, it can be either detached from or attached to the working buildings. 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 CROSS * A free-standing structure, in the form of a cross (+), symbolizing the structure on which Jesus Christ was crucified and sacred to the Christian faith. 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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