1 Alveston ford was the ‘Doddanford’ of the charters and was a continuation of the trackway on the E side of Alveston Pasture called ‘Hryaveg’ (Ridgeway) in the bounds of ...
The second of two possible sites for the Early Medieval Dodda's Ford, a shallow part of the river where animals, people and vehicles would have crossed. It is referred to in a 10th century charter. The site lies 500 m north of Alveston.
1 Find of worked flint flakes from Ryon Hill. Seven grey/black and beige ?worked flint flakes, 34 natural flakes.
Findspot - worked flint flakes which could date from the Early Neolithic to the Late Bronze Age. They were found at Ryon Hill, 2km north east of Stratford on Avon.
1 Probable Roman road.
The site of a probable Roman road on the Tiddington Road, Stratford upon Avon.
1 A turnpike road established between 1750 and 1775.
A toll road from Warwick to Stratford upon Avon established during the Imperial period. Travellers would have had to pay to use the road.
1 Welcombe House (1866-8) replaced earlier house with Gothic facade (c1810). 19th century formal gardens by Nesfield supplemented earlier landscape including Gothic temple on hill. Features include parkland, drives, lodge, ...
The grounds of Welcombe House. This is a series gardens and landscapes laid out around successive versions of Welcombe House during the Imperial period. Additional garden features were added in the 20th century.
Recommended for inclusion on Local List by Lovie.
1 Probably the more likely location of Dodda’s Ford, mentioned in a charter of AD 985. At this point a routeway crossed the Avon to run towards Hampton Lucy.
The possible site of a ford. It is mentioned as Dodda's Ford in a 10th century charter. The ford was situated on the eastern edge of Alverston.