Information for record number MWA10356:
Dunchurch; Ditches

Summary A series of undated ditches, aligned at right angles to medieval street pattern were revealed during archaeological recording at Springfields, Daventry Road, Dunchurch.
What Is It?  
Type: Ditch
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Dunchurch
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 48 71
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Level of Protection Local
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Stage1 works. Carried out during the construction of a small housing development. Three areas stripped and features rapidly sampled and recorded. A series of undated ditches were aligned at right angles to medieval street pattern. No evidence of medieval settlement were found.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Archaeological Report
Title: Archaeological Recording at Springfields, Daventry Road, Dunchurch, Warwickshire (2007)
Author/originator: S C Palmer and G MacFarland
Date: 2007
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Glossary

 
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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 SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument DITCH * A long and narrow hollow or trench dug in the ground, often used to carry water though it may be dry for much of the year. back
monument WORKS * Usually a complex of buildings for the processing of raw materials. Use specific type where known. back

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