Information for record number MWA13124:
Medieval occupation activity at Aveley House, Churchover

Summary A medieval drainage ditch was found. The medieval pottery assemblage numbered 178 sherds, many of which were from the ditch feature.
What Is It?  
Type: Ditch
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Churchover
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 51 80
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Level of Protection Local
Description

  
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1 The pottery assemblage from the medieval ditch dated to the 12th to 16th century, though the majority of sherds would seem to date to the late 13th or early 14th century with perhaps a small amount of 15th-16th century Midlands Purple sherds either intrusive or deriving from the top of the ditch. The ditch is near parallel to School Street and is relatively shallow suggesting it may have been a drainage feature.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Aveley House, School Street, Churchover, Warwickshire: Archaeological Watching Brief
Author/originator: Gethin B & Jones R
Date: 2012
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1216
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Serial
Title: West Midlands Archaeology Vol 54
Author/originator: CBA West Midlands
Date: 2012
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 54
   
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Glossary

 
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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 HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SCHOOL * An establishment in which people, usually children, are taught. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument DITCH * A long and narrow hollow or trench dug in the ground, often used to carry water though it may be dry for much of the year. back
monument DRAINAGE DITCH * A long, narrow ditch designed to carry water away from a waterlogged area. back

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