Information for record number MWA8576:
Mary Arden's House, Wilmcote - grounds

Summary The site of a cottage garden associated with the house formally known as Mary Arden's house. The garden was created in the 1930s and is situated in Wilmcote.
What Is It?  
Type: Garden, Cottage Garden
Period: Modern (1914 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Wilmcote
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 16 58
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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Description

  
Source Number  

1 Cottage garden developed from 1930s onwards around house associated with Shakespeare's mother's family. Recommended for inclusion on Local List.
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3 Site before development of garden shown on OS 1:10560 1886 and 1926 Sht Warks 38SW.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwickshire Register Review Data Tables (Stratford on Avon)
Author/originator: Lovie, Jonathan
Date: 1997
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: 38SW 1:10560 1886
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 38SW
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Map
Title: 38SW 1:10560 1926
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1926
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 38SW
   
Images:  
Mary Arden's Cottage, Wilmcote
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1910
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period Modern The Modern Period, 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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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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument COTTAGE GARDEN * An informal garden attached to a cottage where flowers, vegetables and fruit trees are grown. back
monument GARDEN * An enclosed piece of ground devoted to the cultivation of flowers, fruit or vegetables and/or recreational purposes. Use more specific type where known. back

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