Information for record number MWA8552:
Dorsington Old Rectory garden

Summary A garden comprising an orchard, woodland, herbaceous borders, box hedges and a pool. The garden originally dates to the Imperial period and is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1884. It is situated at eastern end of Dorsington. Recommended for inclusion on Local List by Lovie.
What Is It?  
Type: Garden
Period: Modern (1901 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Dorsington
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 13 49
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 Victorian garden with mature fruit trees; old espallier fruit trees. Box hedges, old roses, herbaceous borders. Large pool. Area of woodland. Recommended for inclusion on the Local List.
2 Shown on OS 1884 map.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwickshire Register Review Data Tables (Stratford on Avon)
Author/originator: Lovie, Jonathan
Date: 1997
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: 49NE 1:10560 1884
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1884
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Volume/Sheet: 49NE
   
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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 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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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 POOL * A small body of water, either natural or artificial. back
monument HERBACEOUS BORDER * A long bed planted with perennial flowers and plants. back
monument GARDEN * An enclosed piece of ground devoted to the cultivation of flowers, fruit or vegetables and/or recreational purposes. Use more specific type where known. back
monument HEDGE * Usually a row of bushes or small trees planted closely together to form a boundary between pieces of land or at the sides of a road. back
monument ORCHARD * An enclosure used for the cultivation of fruit trees. back

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