Information for record number MWA1261:
Church of Holy Trinity/St Nicholas, Lower Ettington

Summary The ruins of the Church of Holy Trinity/St Nicholas, Lower Ettington. Built in the Medieval period (13th Century), this Church was superseded in 1798 by a better located Church (in Upper Ettington). These ruins are situated in Ettington Park.
What Is It?  
Type: Church
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Ettington
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 24 47
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Scheduled Monument (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Consisted of chancel, nave with N aisle, N and S transepts and W tower. The chancel, nave and tower, and probably the transepts, are all part of the church of 1206; the N aisle, and perhaps the clearstorey, were added in the 14th century. The W tower stands to full height. Ruins of the nave survive, also the W wall of the N aisle and the W part of the chancel S wall. Nothing visible remains of the N transept, but the S transept survives, in modernised form. Monuments to the Shirley family and others from the 14th century onwards in the S transept. 16th - 17th century monuments to the Underhills in the tower. There was a priest at Ettington in 1086. Owing to its great distance from Upper Ettington, which had become the principal centre of population, the church was superseded in 1798 by one in that hamlet (MWA1264). The S transept was restored in 1825 by E J Shirley. An inscription records that the Chantry of St Nicholas founded about 1206 fell down in 1875 and was rebuilt in that year; this refers probably to the N arcade.
2 Photograph of the ruins.
3 In ruins except for the S transept. This has one W lancet but the rest is restoration of 1825 and rebuilding of 1875 to convert it into the Shirley mortuary chapel.
4 Scheduling reference.
5 Noted by Ordnance Survey.
6 Letter from the DoE about dry rot treatment.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 5, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1965
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Volume/Sheet: 5
   
Source No: 3
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: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 5, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1965
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 5
   
Source No: 6
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: St Nicholas Church, Ettington Park
Author/originator: DoE
Date: 1986
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Scheduling record
Title: The Church of Holy Trinity/St Nicholas, Lower Ettington
Author/originator: DoE
Date:
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: OS Card, 15SE2
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1968
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 15SE2
   
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none Scheduled Monument Scheduled Ancient Monuments (SAMs) are those archaeological sites which are legally recognised as being of national importance. They can range in date from prehistoric times to the Cold War period. They can take many different forms, including disused buildings or sites surviving as earthworks or cropmarks.

SAMs are protected by law from unlicensed disturbance and metal detecting. Written consent from the Secretary of State must be obtained before any sort of work can begin, including archaeological work such as geophysical survey or archaeological excavation. There are nearly 200 SAMs in Warwickshire.
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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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monument HAMLET * Small settlement with no ecclesiastical or lay administrative function. 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 PARK * An enclosed piece of land, generally large in area, used for hunting, the cultivation of trees, for grazing sheep and cattle or visual enjoyment. Use more specific type where known. 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 MORTUARY CHAPEL * A place of worship at the site of a mortuary. 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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