Information for record number MWA8395:
Underground reservoir, Fox Covert, Burton Dassett

Summary The site of a reservoir which was built during the Imperial period. It was located 600m south east of Northend. The reservoir was built in order to provide Knightcote with water.
What Is It?  
Type: Reservoir
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Burton Dassett
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 39 52
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Brick built water tank constructed in the mid to late 19th century as part of a charitable scheme to supply Knightcote. Parts of the structure survive.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Seven Springs: Water supplies to the Warwickshire villages of Knightcote, Northend, Fenny Compton, Avon Dassett and Burton Dassett
Author/originator: Brace, J W
Date: 1997
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1
   
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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
Description  
period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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monument VILLAGE * A collection of dwelling-houses and other buildings, usually larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a simpler organisation and administration than the latter. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument WATER TANK * A receptacle for the storage of water. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument STRUCTURE * A construction of unknown function, either extant or implied by archaeological evidence. If known, use more specific type. back
monument SPRING * A point where water issues naturally from the rock or soil onto the ground or into a body of surface water. back
monument RESERVOIR * A large natural or artificial body of water, sometimes covered, used to collect and store water for a particular function, eg. industrial or public use. back

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