Information for record number MWA8750:
Ridge and Furrow, Wellesbourne Sewage Works

Summary An area of ridge and furrow cultivation dating to the Medieval period was discovered during archaeological work. Drains dating to the Post Medieval period were also found. They were found at Wellesbourne sewage works.
What Is It?  
Type: Ridge And Furrow, Drain
Period: Medieval - Post-Medieval (1066 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Wellesbourne
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 27 55
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

 
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1 Archaeological observation revealed evidence of a possible medieval furrow and post medieval ceramic drains. No finds were recovered.
2 Ridge and furrow survival across the parish of Wellesbourne identified from aerial photographs.
 
Sources

Source No: 2
Source Type: Aerial Photograph Transcript
Title: Wellesbourne parish
Author/originator: ARI
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Archaeological Observation at the Iron and Manganese Plant, Wellesbourne Sewage Works, Wellesbourne, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Coutts C
Date: 1999
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Report No 9929
   
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Glossary

 
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technique Aerial Photograph Aerial photographs are taken during an aerial survey, which involves looking at the ground from above. It is usually easier to see cropmarks and earthworks when they are viewed from above. Aerial photographs help archaeologists to record what they see and to identify new sites. There are two kinds of aerial photographs; oblique and vertical. back
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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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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monument RIDGE AND FURROW * A series of long, raised ridges separated by ditches used to prepare the ground for arable cultivation. This was a technique, characteristic of the medieval period. back
monument DRAIN * An artificial channel for draining water or carrying it off. back
monument SEWAGE WORKS * A group of buildings in which local sewage is filtered and purified in large rectangular or circular tanks. back

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

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