Information for record number MWA9246:
Stone pits west of Oakley Wood

Summary Two quarries are marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886 as 'Old Stone Pits' and may have been worked in the earlier Imperial period. They were located west of Oakley Wood.
What Is It?  
Type: Quarry
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Bishops Tachbrook
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 30 59
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

 
Source Number  
'Old Stone Pit' (two close together) are marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886.
 
Sources

Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 32SE 1:10560 1886 2nd edition
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
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Glossary

 
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Description  
period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument PIT * A hole or cavity in the ground, either natural or the result of excavation. Use more specific type where known. back
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 QUARRY * An excavation from which stone for building and other functions, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. back

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