Information for record number MWA8713:
Possible agricultural features, Wyre Lane, Long Marston

Summary A group of shallow gullies and pits of uncertain date were found during archaeological work. The features were located in Wyre Lane, Long Marston. They may have been associated with Medieval agriculture.
What Is It?  
Type: Pit, Gully
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Long Marston
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 15 48
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 A series of pits and gullies of uncertain date. Research suggests this area of land has been used for agriculture probably since the Medieval period.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Wyre Lane, Long Marston: Archaeological Evaluation
Author/originator: S Parry
Date: 1998
Page Number: 1-10
Volume/Sheet: 1
   
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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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monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument GULLY * A deep gutter, drain or sink. back
monument PIT * A hole or cavity in the ground, either natural or the result of excavation. Use more specific type where known. back

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