Information for record number MWA8769:
Wappenbury Wood

Summary Wappenbury Wood, a Medieval (and probably earlier) managed woodland. The Woodland comprises Woodbanks and evidence of ancient coppicing.
What Is It?  
Type: Managed Woodland
Period: Medieval - Modern (1066 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Wappenbury
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 37 70
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
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1 A large deciduous wood of 71ha. Wappenbury's earthworks appear to be relatively simple. Much of the wood has a woodbank of Medieval type, although there are a number of small additions within the edges of the current outside the original woodbank and also a number of internal banks and ditches, most of which have not yet been mapped in detail. Small areas of ancient small-leaved lime Tilia cordata coppice, usually a relict species found only in ancient woods, can be found at the south-east edge of the wood, opposite Old Nun wood.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Research on the Ancient Woodlands of Warwickshire
Author/originator: Morfitt D Dr
Date: 1985-
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Glossary

 
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technique Earthwork Earthworks can take the form of banks, ditches and mounds. They are usually created for a specific purpose. A bank, for example, might be the remains of a boundary between two or more fields. Some earthworks may be all that remains of a collapsed building, for example, the grassed-over remains of building foundations.

In the winter, when the sun is lower in the sky than during the other seasons, earthworks have larger shadows. From the air, archaeologists are able to see the patterns of the earthworks more easily. Earthworks can sometimes be confusing when viewed at ground level, but from above, the general plan is much clearer.

Archaeologists often carry out an aerial survey or an earthwork survey to help them understand the lumps and bumps they can see on the ground.
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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 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 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 WOOD * A tract of land with trees, sometimes acting as a boundary or barrier, usually smaller and less wild than a forest. back
monument DITCH * A long and narrow hollow or trench dug in the ground, often used to carry water though it may be dry for much of the year. 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 MANAGED WOODLAND * An area of cultivated, managed woodland producing wood which is used for a variety of purposes. back
monument EARTHWORK * A bank or mound of earth used as a rampart or fortification. back

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