Information for record number MWA10132:
Find of a medieval coin in the Technology Park area of Warwick.

Summary Find of a medieval halfpenny 100m southeast of the Warwick School tennis courts.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Farnborough
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 29 64
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

 
Source Number  

1 Find of a medieval hammered coin by Gallows Hill (Science Park) in January 1991.
2 Find of a halfpenny of Edward III on Warwick Science Park.
 
Sources

Source No: 2
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2277
Author/originator: WM
Date:
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2277
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2324
Author/originator: Seaby W A
Date: 1991
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2324
   
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source WMEF Warwickshire Museum Enquiry Form. These are forms that are filled in when a person brings an object to Warwickshire Museum to be identified. Amongst the information recorded on the form are details such as a description of the object, where and when it was found, and in some cases a sketch or photographs of it. Copies of the form can be viewed at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. 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 SCHOOL * An establishment in which people, usually children, are taught. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument TENNIS COURT * A prepared area, traditionally grass, where tennis is played. back
monument GALLOWS * A structure used for execution by hanging. Usually two uprights and a cross-piece, from which the offender is suspended by the neck. back
monument SCIENCE PARK * An area including buildings dedicated to scientific research for commercial purposes. Often associated with, or operated by, a university or higher education institution. back

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

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