Information for record number MWA9289:
Site of smithy at Cross Green

Summary A forge which was in use in the Imperial period is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1905. It was located 250m south of the church, Bishops Itchington.
What Is It?  
Type: Forge
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Bishops Itchington
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 38 57
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
Source Number  

1 A smithy marked on the 25" Ordnance Survey map of 1905.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 1:2500 1905
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1905
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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
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 CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument FORGE * A building or site where bloom iron or cast iron is forged into wrought iron. back

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