Information for record number MWA13169:
Medieval occupation at Wheelwright House, Long Compton

Summary A layer containing a significant amount of medieval pottery was found, along with a stone drain of 11th-1th century date. A stone wall and a robbed out wall were also found and were believed to have been of medieval date.
What Is It?  
Type: Drain, Building, Robber Trench, Cow House?
Period: Early medieval - Post-medieval (801 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Long Compton
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 29 31
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Level of Protection Local
Description

  
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1 An area of stonework was found during an evaluation. The stonework included walls and a drain and a possible robbed-out wall. The drain produced material from the 11th-13th century. A significant amount of unabraded medieval pottery dating to c.1175 to 1225 was recovered from a layer. Five sherds of St Neots ware of mid-11th century date were found in subsoil in one trench. Later post-medieval material was also found on the site including a silver spoon bowl.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Wheelwright House, Old Road, Long Compton, Warwickshire, Archaeological Evaluation
Author/originator: Gethin B
Date: 2012
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1236
   
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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 LAYER * An archaeological unit of soil in a horizontal plane which may seal features or be cut through by other features. back
monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. 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 ROBBER TRENCH * Use broader site type where known back
monument COW HOUSE * A building in which cattle are housed overnight, normally tethered in stalls. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument DRAIN * An artificial channel for draining water or carrying it off. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. 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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