Information for record number MWA12125:
Stray find of Musket shot found 20m east of The Homestead

Summary A stray find of a musket shot found on a pathway in Bishops Itchington. Possibly dating to the Civil War.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Post-medieval (1540 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Bishops Itchington
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 39 58
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
Source Number  

1 What appears to be a musket shot was found on a pathway in Bishops Itchington on 28/12/2006. Maybe linked to Civil War skirmish.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Report a Find submission
Title:
Author/originator: Pedro de Oliveira
Date: 2007
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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 CIVIL * This is the top term for the class. See CIVIL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back

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