Information for record number MWA1638:
Site of Possible Chapel at Stoneythorpe

Summary Documentary evidence suggests that this is the possible site of a Medieval chapel associated with a 15th century mansion. The site is at Stoneythorpe, 1km west of Southam.
What Is It?  
Type: Chapel
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Long Itchington
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 40 62
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 It is possible this site is the location of a chapel associated with a 15th century mansion.
2 The above reference of chapel at Stoneythorpe is more plausible than Usher's idea that the chapel was located at Whitehall Farm, which is only 1km from the parish church. <3 & 4> Study refers to the Stoneythorpe chapel.
 
Sources
Source No: 4
Source Type: Plan
Title: Depopulation in Long Itchington
Author/originator: Usher, H.
Date: 1974
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Depopulation in Long Itchington
Author/originator: Usher, H.
Date: 1974
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: WNHAS
Author/originator: Bloxam M
Date: 1884
Page Number: 10
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Long Itchington Parish Survey
Author/originator: Wilson P R
Date: 1979
Page Number: 25, 34
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technique Documentary Evidence Documentary evidence is another name for written records. The first written records in Britain date back to the Roman period. Documentary evidence can take many different forms, including maps, charters, letters and written accounts. When archaeologists are researching a site, they often start by looking at documentary evidence to see if there are clues that will help them understand what they might find. Documentary evidence can help archaeologists understand sites that are discovered during an excavation, field survey or aerial survey. 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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument PARISH CHURCH * The foremost church within a parish. back
monument CHAPEL * A freestanding building, or a room or recess serving as a place of Christian worship in a church or other building. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back

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