Information for record number MWA12539:
St Mary's Church graveyard, Clifton upon Dunsmore

Summary The graveyard around St Mary's Church, Clifton upon Dunsmore
What Is It?  
Type: Churchyard
Period: Medieval - Modern (1066 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Clifton on Dunsmore
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 53 76
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 In December 2009 trenching for utilities trenching was observed in the Northern tip of the graveyard, no graves where found but occasional fragments of human bone where found.
2 In December 1968 the 'high' churchyard wall was removed by Warwickshire County Council as part of a road widening project carried out on the corner of Church Street and Main Street. The Church gave the county the land required in return for building the footpath and new wall. The bricks in the old wall matched those of an earlier south porch from the Church.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Archaeological observation at St Mary's Church, Clifton upon Dunsmore, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Warwickshire Museum
Date: 2010
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Letter about St Mary's Church, Clifton upon Dunsmore
Author/originator: Dorothy Bancroft
Date: 2010
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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 YARD * A paved area, generally found at the back of a house. 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 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 ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument CHURCHYARD * An area of ground belonging to a church, often used as a burial ground. back
monument FOOTPATH * A path for pedestrians only. back
monument WALL * An enclosing structure composed of bricks, stones or similar materials, laid in courses. Use specific type where known. back

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