Information for record number MWA1067:
Site of Early Medieval Ford at Clifford Bridge

Summary The site of a ford across the River Stour which was probably in use from the Early Medieval period. It is situated at Clifford Chambers bridge.
What Is It?  
Type: Ford
Period: Early medieval (801 AD - 1065 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Clifford Chambers
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 19 52
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 There is an Anglo Saxon charter reference to the Herpath which crosses the river at Cliff Ford.
2 Clifforda referred to in charter of AD 922. The name probably means River Cliff - Ford.
3 Position marked.
 
Sources
Source No: 3
Source Type: Map
Title: Historic Landscape Assessment Routeway Maps
Author/originator: Hooke D
Date: 1999
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Archaeology and Development in Stratford Upon Avon
Author/originator: Slater T and Wilson C
Date: 1977
Page Number: 25
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Historic Landscape Assessment
Author/originator: Hooke D
Date: 1999
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
Description  
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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument BRIDGE * A structure of wood, stone, iron, brick or concrete, etc, with one or more intervals under it to span a river or other space. Use specific type where known. back
monument CROSS * A free-standing structure, in the form of a cross (+), symbolizing the structure on which Jesus Christ was crucified and sacred to the Christian faith. Use specific type where known. back
monument FORD * A shallow place in a river or other stretch of water, where people, animals and vehicles may cross. back

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