Information for record number MWA8970:
Halford Medieval Settlement

Summary The possible extent of the Medieval settlement of Halford, as suggested by the Ordnance Survey map of 1886.
What Is It?  
Type: Settlement
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Halford
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 25 45
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 The possible extent of the Medieval settlement, based on the first edition 6" maps of 1886, 50SE and 51SW.
2 Halford is not listed in the Domesday survey.
3 The 1886 maps show quite a concentrated village with areas of occupation bounded by lanes and most of the plots lying between the Stour and the Fosse. The church dates to the C12th [WA2264]. There was a Medieval ford [WA 2289] from which the village is named, and there remains the site of a possible castle and motte[WA2287] SAM 21668. It seems surprising that there wasn't a taxeable village in 1086.The ridge and furrow plotting of the parish shows survival to the north and east that comes close to the settlement or abuts it.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Domesday Book Warwickshire incl Birmingham
Author/originator: Phillimore and Co Ltd
Date: 1976
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Desk Top Study
Title: Comments on villages and towns in the Medieval Settlement study.
Author/originator: Hester Hawkes.
Date: 2002/3
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 1st edition 6" maps. Medieval settlement evaluation.
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1880s
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 50SE 1:10560 1886
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
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Volume/Sheet: 50SE
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 51SW 1:10560 1886
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
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Volume/Sheet: 51SW
   
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source Domesday Book The Domesday Book was commissioned in December 1085 by William the Conqueror, who invaded England in 1066. It contains records for about 13,000 medieval settlements in the English counties south of the rivers Ribble and Tees (the border with Scotland at the time). The Domesday Book is a detailed record of the lands and their resources that belonged to the king. It also records the identity of the landholders and their tenants. back
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 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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument RIDGE AND FURROW * A series of long, raised ridges separated by ditches used to prepare the ground for arable cultivation. This was a technique, characteristic of the medieval period. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument CASTLE * A fortress and dwelling, usually medieval in origin, and often consisting of a keep, curtain wall and towers etc. back
monument TOWN * An assemblage of public and private buildings, larger than a village and having more complete and independent local government. back
monument MOTTE * An artificial steep-sided earthen mound on, or in, which is set the principal tower of a castle. 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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