Information for record number MWA595:
Site of Ford north of The Rookery, Bidford on Avon

Summary The site of an undated ford, a shallow point where people, animals and vehicles would have rossed the River Arrow. The ford was situated 300m north of The Rookery.
What Is It?  
Type: Ford
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Bidford on Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 08 52
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

 
Source Number  

1 Until the beginning of the last century there was a second and more important crossing [to the ford PRN 593] about half a mile to the S, near Broom Court.
 
Sources

Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 3, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1945
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 3
   
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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
Description  
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. 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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