Record Details

Summary

Part of an extensive area of former water meadow to the north-west of Great Haywood, elements of which appear to survive in good condition.

Monument Type(s):

• WATER MEADOW (Elizabethan to Georgian - 1600 AD to 1799 AD)

Associated Events:

• EST2408 - Aerial photographic mapping of the Abbots Bromley area as part of the Staffordshire Eastern Rivers Confluence National Mapping Project. (NRHE) (Ref: 1573181)

Protected Status:

Full description

Part of an extensive area of former water meadow to the north-west of Great Haywood. This part of the meadow was identified from aerial photography and historic mapping to survive in reasonably good condition, although a field inspection indicated differing levels of preservation across this area. (SB, 16-Mar-2010) <1> <2>

The extent of watermeadow is visible on aerial photography from 1941. (SB, 12-May-2021) <3>

Sources and further reading

<1>	SST38 - Survey Report: Paul Breeze, Keith Challis and Mark Kincey (Birmingham Archaeology). 2008. Staffordshire Water Meadows Survey (Report). Page 14 and Pages 35-37.
<2>	SST71 - Digital Archive: Paul Breeze (Birmingham Archaeology). 2008. Staffordshire Water Meadows Survey (GIS Data). GIS Feature Number 5.
<3>	SST598 - Digital Archive: English Heritage (Aerial Investigation and Mapping). 2013-2014. Staffordshire National Mapping Programme - Phase 1 - Eastern River Confluences - Block 1 and Block 2. 1580106 (RAF/S621 52 20-OCT-1941 / Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SJ9923 19-JUL-2010).

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05077	Related to: Water Meadow System / Drains, Hoo Mill (Monument)
03149	Related to: Water Meadow, Great Haywood (Monument)
51941	Related to: Water Meadow, Ingestre (Monument)
50874	Related to: Water Meadow, Little Ingestre (Monument)

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