Information for record number MWA8929:
Field System, Land adj. Ravenswood, Main Street, Harborough Magna

Summary The remains of Medieval ridge and furrow cultivation were recorded during archaelogical work. The remains were located east of the church at Harborough Magna.
What Is It?  
Type: Field System, Ridge And Furrow
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Harborough Magna
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 47 79
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
Source Number  

1 During a watching brief the remains of a Medieval ridge and furrow field system were discovered.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Watching Brief Report
Title: WB at Land adj. to Ravenswood, Main Street, Harborough Magna
Author/originator: R Newman
Date: 2001
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Description  
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 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 CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FIELD SYSTEM * A group or complex of fields which appear to form a coherent whole. Use more specific type where known. back

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