Information for record number MWA10180:
St Sepulchre's Priory Outer Grounds, Warwick

Summary The outer grounds of the medieval priory of Warwick located in and to the north of priory Park.
What Is It?  
Type: Precinct
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Warwick
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 65
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Scheduled Monument (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 St Sepulchre's Priory was founded in 1109 and dissolved in 1536.
2 After the dissolution the lands of St Sepulchre Priory were granted to Thomas Hawkings (alias Fish) in 1546. This land remained virtually intact until the 19th century when it was spit up by construction of the railway in 1851 and the canal.
3 For the outer grounds area the southern limits are bounded by Priory Road and the eastern medieval suburb of Warwick. The eastern limit appears to reach to the brook or possibly Coventry Road. On the west side it seems the estate went right up to Saltisford medieval suburb. The least known limit of the outer precinct area appears to be it's northern edge. The north-western boundary seems to be the edge of Wedgenock Park but the Priory estate then continues to stretch further north towards the area of Woodloes.
4 Portable Antiquities Scheme find provenance information: Date found: 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Date found: 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Date found: 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Date found: 1993-01-01T00:00:00Z Date found (2): 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z Date found: 1999-07-31T23:00:00Z Methods of discovery: Metal detector
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 8, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Pugh R B (ed)
Date: 1969
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Volume/Sheet: 8
   
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Title: Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) Database
Author/originator: British Museum
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Scheduling record
Title: SAM List 1983
Author/originator: DoE
Date: 1983
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Personal Comment
Author/originator: Gareth Severs
Date: 2013
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Personal Comment
Author/originator: Ben Wallace
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none Scheduled Monument Scheduled Ancient Monuments (SAMs) are those archaeological sites which are legally recognised as being of national importance. They can range in date from prehistoric times to the Cold War period. They can take many different forms, including disused buildings or sites surviving as earthworks or cropmarks.

SAMs are protected by law from unlicensed disturbance and metal detecting. Written consent from the Secretary of State must be obtained before any sort of work can begin, including archaeological work such as geophysical survey or archaeological excavation. There are nearly 200 SAMs in Warwickshire.
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source SAM List Scheduled Ancient Monument List. A list or schedule of archaelogical and historic monuments that are considered to be of national importance. The list contains a detailed description of each Scheduled Ancient Monument (SAM) and a map showing their location and extent. By being placed on the schedule, SAMs are protected by law from any unauthorised distrubance. The list has been compiled and is maintained by English Heritage. It is updated periodically. 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 PRECINCT * The ground immediately surrounding a place, particularly a religious building. back
monument CANAL * An artificial navigable waterway used for the transportation of goods. Nowadays also used for recreational purposes. back
monument PARK * An enclosed piece of land, generally large in area, used for hunting, the cultivation of trees, for grazing sheep and cattle or visual enjoyment. Use more specific type where known. back
monument BOUNDARY * The limit to an area as defined on a map or by a marker of some form, eg. BOUNDARY WALL. Use specific type where known. back
monument PRIORY * A monastery governed by a prior or prioress. Use with narrow terms of DOUBLE HOUSE, FRIARY, MONASTERY or NUNNERY. back
monument SUBURB * A largely residential area on the outskirts of a town or city. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument RAILWAY * A line or track consisting of iron or steel rails, on which passenger carriages or goods wagons are moved, usually by a locomotive engine. back

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