Information for record number MWA1102:
Church of St Mary, Bearley

Summary The Church of St Mary was originally built during the Medieval period. The building was largely renovated during the 20th century. It is situated in Bearley.
What Is It?  
Type: Church
Period: Medieval - Modern (1066 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Bearley
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 18 60
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 Largely rebuilt in modern times, but nave dates probably from end 12th century, the chancel may be of the 13th century or 14th century. Much of the upper part of the walling is modern, also all the windows. The nave was lengthened and the W porch and bell turret added early 19th century.
2 Nave and chancel in one, W tower of brick. 1961-2 by N Hawkes. Old masonry was used and a Norman N doorway opened up.
3 Noted.
4 The nave is thought to be 12th century, the chancel 13th- of 14th century and the octagonal font 15th century. In 1875 the church's two bells were recast into one. The church register records baptisms from 1549, marrages from 1550 and burials fom 1552. There is a gap from 1647-1653 due to the Civil War. In 1221 John de Burle granted the advowson of the chapel of Bearley to the Prior of Wootton Wawen.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 3, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1945
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Volume/Sheet: 3
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: The Buildings of England: Warwickshire
Author/originator: Pevsner N and Wedgwood A
Date: 1966
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Warwicks
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Bearley: Appraisal, History and Action Plan, Present, Past and Future
Author/originator: Bearley Parish Council - Various Authors
Date: 2001
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: OS Card, 20SE1
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1967
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 20SE1
   
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source OS Card Ordnance Survey Record Card. Before the 1970s the Ordnance Survey (OS) were responsible for recording archaeological monuments during mapping exercises. This helped the Ordnance Survey to decide which monuments to publish on maps. During these exercises the details of the monuments were written down on record cards. Copies of some of the cards are kept at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. The responsibility for recording archaeological monuments later passed to the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments. back
period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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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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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument CIVIL * This is the top term for the class. See CIVIL Class List for narrow terms. 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 TURRET * A small tower or bartizan, which was often placed at the angles of a castle, to increase the flanking ability, some only serving as corner buttresses. Also used to describe the small rectangular towers situated between the milecastles along Hadrians Wall. back
monument TOWER * A tall building, either round, square or polygonal in plan, used for a variety of purposes, including defence, as a landmark, for the hanging of bells, industrial functions, etc. Use more specific type where known. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FONT * A vessel, usually made of stone, which contains the consecrated water for baptism. Use a broader monument type if possible. back
monument CHAPEL * A freestanding building, or a room or recess serving as a place of Christian worship in a church or other building. Use more specific type where known. back
monument BURIAL * An interment of human or animal remains. Use specific type where known. If component use with wider site type. Use FUNERARY SITE for optimum retrieval in searches. back

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