1 Reuse of part of Roman road evidenced by references in charters of AD 985 and AD 988; in the latter the road is called the ‘mycelan straete’ or great ...
Mycelan Straet, meaning Great Road, an Early Medieval road running south east from Stratford. It partially follows the line of an earlier, Roman, road and is mentioned in two charters in 985 and 988 AD. In documentary evidence from 1340 it is called 'Saltstret'.
1 In 1995, an archaeological evaluation was carried out at Hockley Lane, Ettington. The evaluation revealed Medieval ditches, some of which may be 10th century. Other features were ...
Medieval features indicative of settlement, were found during an archaeological work at this site, west of Hockley Lane, Ettington. The features included ditches, pits a possible pond and buildings.