Information for record number MWA12533:
St Nicholas Churchyard, Nuneaton

Summary Churchyard surounding St Nicholas Church of Nuneaton.
What Is It?  
Type: Churchyard
Period: Medieval - Modern (1066 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Nuneaton and Bedworth
District: Nuneaton and Bedworth, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 36 91
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Churchyard surrounding St Nicholas Nuneaton with burials from Medieval period onwards. An archaeological observation in 2009-2010 recorded a number of brick built vaults and graves with associated burials, skeletons and finds dating from the Medieval period though to the 19th century. Mainly disarticulated bone but one articulated body found suggesting secondary burial also small find found including post-Medieval pottery, Medieval floor tiles and undated gold earring.
2 Skeletal remains were recorded in both evaluation trenches during evaluation in 2000 within the Churchyard. The graves were not excavated.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Archaeological Evaluation at Church of St. Nicholas, Nuneaton
Author/originator: Coutts C
Date: 2000
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Volume/Sheet: Report No 0021
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Archaeological Recording at the church of St Nicholas, Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Warwickshire Museum
Date: 2010
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Report No 1032
   
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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 FLOOR * A layer of stone, brick or boards, etc, on which people tread. Use broader site type where known. back
monument GRAVE * A place of burial. Use more specific type where known. back
monument VAULT * An underground room or building with an arched roof, often used as a burial chamber. Use wider site type where known. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. back
monument CHURCHYARD * An area of ground belonging to a church, often used as a burial ground. 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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