Information for record number MWA2211:
Undated road

Summary The line of an undated road which once passed through the village of Wasperton. It was probably the main route between Barford and Hampton Lucy before the modern road was constructed. The village road is now a dead end, but a footpath still follows part of the route.
What Is It?  
Type: Road
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Wasperton
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 26 57
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Wasperton village is sited just off the main road. The village proceeds by a series of zigzags to a dead end at Manor Farm. The modern road is probably later than the village and the village probably once lay on what was then the main Barford to Hampton Lucy road. On a map of 1686 access from the N was made by way of a track running parallel to the Avon and joining 'the Green road' at Forge Cottage and Holloway Farm. The track survives today as a footpath. S of the village the course of the old road is probably preserved in the track (bridle path) running from the gate of Manor Farm House, crossing the Thelsford Brook at Hail End Bridge and joining the Charlecote to Hampton Lucy road before crossing the Avon outside Hampton Lucy. Thus Wasperton probably formerly lay on the main road from Barford to Hampton Lucy.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Wasperton
Author/originator: Buteux S
Date: 1982
Page Number: 29-30
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period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument VILLAGE * A collection of dwelling-houses and other buildings, usually larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a simpler organisation and administration than the latter. back
monument MANOR FARM * A farm on the estate of a manor. back
monument PATH * A way made for pedestrians, especially one merely made by walking (often not specially constructed). back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. 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 GATE * A movable stucture which enables or prevents entrance to be gained. Usually situated in a wall or similar barrier and supported by gate posts. back
monument FOOTPATH * A path for pedestrians only. back
monument FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FORGE * A building or site where bloom iron or cast iron is forged into wrought iron. back

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