Information for record number MWA1706:
Migration to Early Medieval burial

Summary The site of a possible Anglo Saxon burial dating to the Migration or Early Medieval period. An urn and fragments of human bone were found within a earth mound. The site lies 600m north of Long Itchington.
What Is It?  
Type: Burial
Period: Anglo-Saxon (410 AD - 1065 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Long Itchington
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 41 65
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Anglo-Saxon pot (Anglian decoration) found in 1864 when digging for stone within half a mile of the village of Long Itchington, 'upon a high mound presumed to be a barrow' or burial ground (info on old label with the pot and bones in Warwick Museum. The finds were presented in 1864). Could this be the site?
2 The bones are of an adult of over 25 years, or possibly parts of two adults.
3 An urn is in Warwick Museum (A21;A). The high mound mentioned in reference
1 is no longer there, presumably it was totally destroyed by the stone digging or later activity.
4 Ref 1 is the source of 2 and 3 and it is clear that the location is uncertain.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Gazetteer of EAS Burials
Author/originator: Meaney A
Date: 1964
Page Number: 217
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Long Itchington Parish Survey
Author/originator: Wilson P R
Date: 1979
Page Number: 38
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: WM
Author/originator: JMM
Date: 1950
Page Number: 26SW
Volume/Sheet: Annotated
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: R.C.Hingley personal comment
Author/originator: Hingley R C
Date: 1989
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Volume/Sheet:
   
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source WM Warwickshire Museum Aerial Photograph Collection. A collection of oblique and vertical aerial photographs and taken by various organisations and individuals, including the Royal Airforce, The Potato Board, Warwickshire Museum. The collection is held at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. 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 BARROW * Artificial mound of earth, turf and/or stone, normally constructed to contain or conceal burials. Use specific type where known. back
monument VILLAGE * A collection of dwelling-houses and other buildings, usually larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a simpler organisation and administration than the latter. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument URN * A garden ornament, usually of stone or metal, designed in the the form of a vase used to receive the ashes of the dead. back
monument MUSEUM * A building, group of buildings or space within a building, where objects of value such as works of art, antiquities, scientific specimens, or other artefacts are housed and displayed. 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 MOUND * A natural or artificial elevation of earth or stones, such as the earth heaped upon a grave. Use more specific type where known. back

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