Information for record number MWA13260:
Limestone surface at The Barn House, Church Lane, Whatcote

Summary A rough limestone surface with pottery finds - a third of these dated from 14th to 15th centuries, and remainder dated from 18th to 19th centuries.
What Is It?  
Type: Hard Standing
Period: Medieval - Industrial (1066 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Whatcote
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 29 44
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Level of Protection Local
Description

  
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1 Rough limestone compacted surface, probably a yard. Pottery was found, a third of which dated from the 14th to 15th centuries - this may have been residual pottery from the surrounding settlement but it is possible that the yard was built on a medieval surface. The date of this pottery may indicate the time at which Whatcote was becoming partially deserted. The remainder dated from the 18th to 19th centuries and may have come from domestic rubbish from the farmhouse to which the barn had belonged, but could also suggest that the barn itself was partially used for domestic occupation during this latter period.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Archaeological Observation at The Barn House, Church Lane, Whatcote, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Coutts C & Gethin B
Date: 2010
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1040
   
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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 YARD * A paved area, generally found at the back of a house. back
monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument FARMHOUSE * The main dwelling-house of a farm, it can be either detached from or attached to the working buildings. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument BARN * A building for the storage and processing of grain crops and for housing straw, farm equipment and occasionally livestock and their fodder. Use more specific type where known. back
monument HARD STANDING * A purpose-built area of hard material of indeterminate use. back
monument DOMESTIC * This is the top term for the class. See DOMESTIC Class List for narrow terms. back

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