Information for record number MWA8590:
Ratley allotments

Summary Ratley allotments which were created during the Imperial period. They were situated 400m south east of Edge Hill and are marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886.
What Is It?  
Type: Allotment
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Ratley and Upton
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 37 47
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Allotments of half an acre created by the mother of Dr Pusey (Oxford Movement churchman); he drew up rules. Recommended for inclusion on Local List.
2 Similar schemes originated at the time of enclosure as a kind of poor land. Dr Pusey's regulations were regarded as a model for other Allotment schemes. Allotments no longer obvious.
3 The OS 1:10560 1928 Sht Warks 52SW shows Allotments, into which quarries are eating, south west of Ratley.
4 But the OS 1:10560 1886 Sht Warks 52SW does not mark Allotments at the above location.
 
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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Source No: 3
Source Type: Map
Title: 52SW 1:10560 1928
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1928
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Volume/Sheet: 52SW
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Map
Title: 52SW 1:10560 1886
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
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Volume/Sheet: 52SW
   
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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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monument MODEL * Use for miniaturized monument type. Index with actual monument type where possible. back
monument ALLOTMENT * A share or portion of land, allotted to a person, often used for growing, vegetables, fruit, etc. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument ENCLOSURE * An area of land enclosed by a boundary ditch, bank, wall, palisade or other similar barrier. Use specific type where known. back

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