Information for record number MWA8746:
Wall Footing, Land at Vicarage Road, Flecknoe

Summary Part of a wall footing, and a pit or pond, both of Imperial date, and material from the Post Medieval period onwards werre uncovered at Vicarage Road, Flecknoe.
What Is It?  
Type: Wall, Pit
Period: Imperial - Modern (1751 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Wolfhampcote
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 51 63
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
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Arch Eval revealed evidence of a short length of 19th or 20th century wall footing. A dump of Post Medieval debris, including 19th and 20th century pottery and glass and metal fragments, was found next to the footing. A large clay filled pit or pond was uncovered, also containing 19th century pottery fragments.
 
Sources
Source No:
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Archaeological Evaluation at Vicarage Road, Flecknoe
Author/originator: D Kenyon
Date: 1999
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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 Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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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 VICARAGE * The residence of a vicar, parson or rector. back
monument ARCH * A structure over an opening usually formed of wedge-shaped blocks of brick or stone held together by mutual pressure and supported at the sides; they can also be formed from moulded concrete/ cast metal. A component; use for free-standing structure only. back
monument POND * A body of still water often artificially formed for a specific purpose. Use specifc type where known. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument PIT * A hole or cavity in the ground, either natural or the result of excavation. Use more specific type where known. back
monument WALL * An enclosing structure composed of bricks, stones or similar materials, laid in courses. Use specific type where known. back

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