Information for record number MWA1194:
Site of Cemetery to S of Compton Verney House

Summary The site of a cemetery which was in use during the Medieval and Post Medieval periods. It was attached to the old church at Compton Verney and is marked as a disused grave yard on the Ordnance Survey map of 1906.
What Is It?  
Type: Cemetery
Period: Medieval - Post-Medieval (1066 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Compton Verney
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 31 52
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 This is the site of the burial ground for the old Church of Compton Verney (WA 1190). Gravestones are evident in the disused burial ground.
2 Grave Yard (site of) is marked on the 1906 O.S. map.
3 There are no longer any Gravestones on the site of the burial ground. There are no surface remains and nothing marks the spot.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: Map 2nd edition 1906
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1906
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Volume/Sheet: 2nd Edition
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: OS Card 25NE6
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1968
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Site Visit
Title: Compton Verney
Author/originator: Williams S M
Date: 1979
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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 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 Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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monument YARD * A paved area, generally found at the back of a house. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument GRAVE * A place of burial. Use more specific type where known. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument CEMETERY * An area of ground, set apart for the burial of the dead. back
monument GRAVESTONE * A stone placed over or at the head or foot of a grave, or at the entrance of a tomb. 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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