Information for record number MWA9613:
Cleycrofte Open Field System at Lapworth

Summary The site of a piece of land south of the church at Lapworth, for which there is documentary evidence for the medieval open field system and for the division of land into strip fields.
What Is It?  
Type: Open Field
Period: Medieval - Post-Medieval (1066 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Lapworth
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 16 70
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 Cleycrofte, a piece of land which was bequeathed in the 15th century for the maintenance of St Mary's Church Lapworth. There is documentary evidence from the 19th century which shows the division of the land into 'selions',(a word derived from the French 'sillon' or furrow), being fractions of a furlong or acre. The area is now bisected by the M40.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Cleycrofte, evidence of the open field system
Author/originator: Peter A J Hill M Sc
Date: 2003
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technique Documentary Evidence Documentary evidence is another name for written records. The first written records in Britain date back to the Roman period. Documentary evidence can take many different forms, including maps, charters, letters and written accounts. When archaeologists are researching a site, they often start by looking at documentary evidence to see if there are clues that will help them understand what they might find. Documentary evidence can help archaeologists understand sites that are discovered during an excavation, field survey or aerial survey. back
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 OPEN FIELD * An area of arable land with common rights after harvest or while fallow. Usually without internal divisions (hedges, walls or fences). back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. 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
monument STRIP FIELD * An area of agriculturally used land, which is divided into small, elongated, rectangular fields running parallel to each other. back

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