Information for record number MWA8957:
Ridge & Furrow, Gaydon Sewage Works, Gaydon

Summary The remains of Medieval ridge and furrow found during archaeological work at Gaydon Sewage Works.
What Is It?  
Type: Ridge And Furrow
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Gaydon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 36 53
(Data represented on this map shows the current selected record as a single point, this is for illustrative purposes only and does not represent an accurate or complete representation of archaeological sites or features)
Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Medieval ridge & furrow found during archaeological observation.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Archaeological Observation at Gaydon Sewage Works, Gaydon, Warwickshire
Author/originator: C Coutts & C Jones
Date: 2001
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Report No 0131
   
Images:  
There are no images associated with this record.  
back to top

Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
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.
more -> 		back
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 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)

English Heritage National Monuments Record