Information for record number MWA10264:
Site of Medieval buildings in Pillerton Priors

Summary The remains of one or possibly two medieval buildings at Sandpit Farm, Pillerton Priors, with a large quantity of pottery sherds of the same period.
What Is It?  
Type: Building, Feature
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Pillerton Priors
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 29 47
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1Noted.
2 Recording in advance of construction of a cattle shed uncovered the fragments of one or two buildings and an associated stone surface. The remains , which were in good condition, extended beyond the area to be excavated. Medieval pottery from the 12th to the 15th centuries was found; there was an absence of later pottery suggesting that the farmstead was abandoned in the 15th century.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Archaeological Recording at Sandpit Farm, Pillerton Priors
Author/originator: Gethin B
Date: 2005
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Serial
Title: Medieval Settlement Research Group Annual Report 20, 2005
Author/originator: MSRG
Date: 2005
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Glossary

 
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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 SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument FARMSTEAD * The homestead of a farm consisting of a farmhouse and working farm buildings, with yards, other working areas and usually a garden to the house. back
monument SHED * A slight structure built for shelter or storage, or for use as a workshop, either attached as a lean-to to a permanent building or separate. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back

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