Information for record number MWA169:
Burial at Seckington Old Hall

Summary The site of a burial. The skeletal remains of two individuals, one male, were found in a pit. The burial dates to the Medieval period and was situated 20m southeast of Seckington Old Hall.
What Is It?  
Type: Burial
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Seckington
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SK 26 07
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 In 1957 two farm cottages were built at Seckington Old Hall and two skeletons were found side by side facing E with graves hewn into the rock. The bones were reburied by the Rector. The bodies were 'not considered to be very old'.
2 Small fragments of bone were sent to Birmingham Medical school. The fragments are of 2 individuals, one male, and also of a dog or sheep. They are possibly Anglo-Saxon or Medieval.
3 What was discovered was a pit rather than a grave and the mix of bones could suggest that it was in an area previously used as a graveyard - it is very close to the church. Animal bone has been found here more recently and dated as Medieval.
4 Correspondence from 1957 with description of the bones.
 
Sources
Source No: 4
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Burial at Seckington
Author/originator: Univ of B'ham
Date: 1957
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Burial at Seckington Old Hall
Author/originator: Chatwin P B
Date: 1953
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: Annotated Map
Author/originator: Morris J M
Date: 1961
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Volume/Sheet: 3NW
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Burial at Seckington Hall
Author/originator: Bond L
Date: 1993
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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 YARD * A paved area, generally found at the back of a house. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument SCHOOL * An establishment in which people, usually children, are taught. back
monument GRAVE * A place of burial. Use more specific type where known. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more 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 BURIAL * An interment of human or animal remains. Use specific type where known. If component use with wider site type. Use FUNERARY SITE for optimum retrieval in searches. 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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