Information for record number MWA8571:
Little Wolford Manor grounds

Summary A garden at Little Wolford Manor, dating to the 20th century. It is located 700m south west of Clay Bank Coppice.
What Is It?  
Type: Garden, Well Head
Period: Imperial - Modern (1751 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Great Wolford
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 26 35
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
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1 House of early 16th century origin, restored after 1840 and in 1930s. Gardens and pleasure grounds probably date from 1930s, though they contain a 19th century wellhead. Recommended for inclusion on Local List.
2 Bought in the inter-War period by a steel and electrical magnate, who carried out extensive restoration on the House and developed the Gardens. Features include a lodge, fine wrought iron gates, yew hedges separating flower from fruit and vegetable gardens. Particularly good example of an inter-War Garden.
 
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: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwickshire Register Review Report & Recommendations
Author/originator: Lovie, Jonathan
Date: 1997
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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 HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument LODGE * A small building, often inhabited by a gatekeeper, gamekeeper or similar. Use specific type where known. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument WELL HEAD * The structure at the top of a draw well. back
monument MANOR * An area of land consisting of the lord's demesne and of lands from whose holders he may exact certain fees, etc. 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 COPPICE * A managed small wood or thicket of underwood grown to be periodically cut to encourage new growth providing smaller timber. back
monument GATE * A movable stucture which enables or prevents entrance to be gained. Usually situated in a wall or similar barrier and supported by gate posts. back
monument VEGETABLE GARDEN * A garden devoted to the growth of vegetables. back

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