Information for record number MWA13425:
Medieval Settlement activity, Station Street, Atherstone

Summary Excavation carried out prior to development of the former factory site at Station Street, Atherstone recovered a small number of medieval pits.
What Is It?  
Type: Settlement
Period: Medieval - Post-Medieval (1066 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Atherstone
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 30 97
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Level of Protection Local
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1 Excavation carried out prior to development of the former factory site at Station Street, Atherstone recovered a small number of medieval pits and some pits that contained no dateable material but which predated the post-medieval buildings. Residual sherds of 14th century pottery within contexts across the site, indicating the earliest settlement activity recorded on the site.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Excavation Report
Title: An Archaeological Excavation at the Former Factory Site, Station Street, Atherstone
Author/originator: Gilbert D
Date: 2006
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1608
   
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technique excavation Archaeologists excavate sites so that they can find information and recover archaeological materials before they are destroyed by erosion, construction or changes in land-use.

Depending on how complicated and widespread the archaeological deposits are, excavation can be done by hand or with heavy machinery. Archaeologists may excavate a site in a number of ways; either by open area excavation, by digging a test pit or a trial trench.
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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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. 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 PIT * A hole or cavity in the ground, either natural or the result of excavation. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FACTORY * A building or complex, housing powered machinery and employing a large workforce for manufacturing purposes. Use specific monument type where known. back

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