Information for record number MWA8829:
Cobbled roadway north of Marton Bridge

Summary Trial trenching revealed evidence for a cobbled roadway of Medieval date. It was situated to the north of Marton Bridge.
What Is It?  
Type: Cobbled Road
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Marton
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 40 69
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Trial trenching revealed a cobbled roadway to the north of Marton Bridge on the floodplain. This could have been leading to an earlier ford or Bridge, no dating evidence was retrieved but the surface seems likely to have been Medieval.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Archaeological Report
Title: Marton Bridge, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Meek J, Elders J & Palmer N
Date: 1999
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Report No 9921
   
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Glossary

 
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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 ROADWAY * The central part of a road between the pavements or the verges. back
monument COBBLED ROAD * A road or street covered with small, rounded cobble stones. back
monument BRIDGE * A structure of wood, stone, iron, brick or concrete, etc, with one or more intervals under it to span a river or other space. Use specific type where known. back
monument FORD * A shallow place in a river or other stretch of water, where people, animals and vehicles may cross. back

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