Information for record number MWA9850:
Hollow way running west-north-west 15m south of The Vicarage, Wootton Wawen.

Summary An old track along the medieval and later boundary of the medieval Priory of Wootton Wawen is evident as a hollow way running west-north-west 15m south of The Vicarage, Wootton Wawen.
What Is It?  
Type: Hollow Way
Period: Medieval - Industrial (1066 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Wootton Wawen
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 15 63
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 An earthwork survey of Church Field in 2002 recorded a hollow way which is probably the remains of an old track along the medieval and later boundary of the Priory of Wootton Wawen. The Priory was founded not long after the Norman Conquest.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Archaeological Report
Title: Archaeological Assessment and Survey of Land Adjacent to St Peter's Church, Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Coutts C
Date: 2002
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Report No 0251
   
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Glossary

 
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Description  
technique Earthwork Survey The measuring and plotting of earthworks, such as banks, ditches, mounds and areas of ridge and furrow cultivation, to create a plan of what exists on the ground. Earthwork surveys are sometimes also called topographical surveys. 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 VICARAGE * The residence of a vicar, parson or rector. back
monument BOUNDARY * The limit to an area as defined on a map or by a marker of some form, eg. BOUNDARY WALL. Use specific type where known. back
monument PRIORY * A monastery governed by a prior or prioress. Use with narrow terms of DOUBLE HOUSE, FRIARY, MONASTERY or NUNNERY. back
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 FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument HOLLOW WAY * A way, path or road through a cutting. back

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