Information for record number MWA1769:
Pinley Priory, Rowington.

Summary The site of Pinley Priory, a Medieval Cistercian monastery. The site lies 600m south east of Great Pinley.
What Is It?  
Type: Monastery, Cistercian Monastery
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Rowington
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 21 65
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Scheduled Monument (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 A small priory of Cistercian nuns was founded in the reign of Henry I (1100-35). It was dissolved in 1536.
2 Remains consist only of portions of the church (PRN 5432), parts of the priory buildings (PRN 5433) and a moat (PRN 5434).
4 The nucleus of the house is of c1500 of close-set timber framing, with a porch wing on the south. Adjoining this on the east is a penthouse of late C18 or early C19 brick.
5 Scheduled as SM 21583.
6 Desk top study of the priory.
7 Observation was undertaken during repair work at the abbey site. Masonry was observed within two postholes, probably the footing on which a timber sill beam , now largely replaced by brick, formerly sat. This was likely part of the post-medieval barn on the site, but there is a slight possibility that these coud have been the foundations of a monastic outbuilding, re-used for the existing barn. It seems unlikely that the stone footing had ever formed part of a main priory building.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 2, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Page W (ed)
Date: 1908
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Volume/Sheet: 2
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: LBL
Author/originator:
Date: 1960
Page Number: 19
Volume/Sheet: Warwick Rural Distri
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 3, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1945
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 3
   
Source No: 7
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Archaeological Observation at Pinley Abbey Barn, Rowington, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Bryn Gethin
Date: 2009
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Source No: 6
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: Pinley Priory
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Date:
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: OS Card 26NE2
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1961
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Volume/Sheet: 26NE2
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Scheduling record
Title: Pinley Priory, Rowington
Author/originator: English Heritage
Date: 1996
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none Scheduled Monument Scheduled Ancient Monuments (SAMs) are those archaeological sites which are legally recognised as being of national importance. They can range in date from prehistoric times to the Cold War period. They can take many different forms, including disused buildings or sites surviving as earthworks or cropmarks.

SAMs are protected by law from unlicensed disturbance and metal detecting. Written consent from the Secretary of State must be obtained before any sort of work can begin, including archaeological work such as geophysical survey or archaeological excavation. There are nearly 200 SAMs in Warwickshire.
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source LBL Listed Building List. Buildings and structures, such as bridges, that are of architectural or historical importance are placed on a list. Buildings placed on the list are protected through various planning and conservation acts which ensure that their special features of interest are considered before any alterations are made to them. The Listed Buildings List is compiled and maintained by English Heritage. It includes details of where the building is, when it was built, a description of its appearance, and any other special features. back
source OS Card Ordnance Survey Record Card. Before the 1970s the Ordnance Survey (OS) were responsible for recording archaeological monuments during mapping exercises. This helped the Ordnance Survey to decide which monuments to publish on maps. During these exercises the details of the monuments were written down on record cards. Copies of some of the cards are kept at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. The responsibility for recording archaeological monuments later passed to the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments. 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 HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. 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 STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument PRIORY * A monastery governed by a prior or prioress. Use with narrow terms of DOUBLE HOUSE, FRIARY, MONASTERY or NUNNERY. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument MOAT * A wide ditch surrounding a building, usually filled with water. Use for moated sites, not defensive moats. Use with relevant site type where known, eg. MANOR HOUSE, GARDEN, etc. back
monument ABBEY * A religious house governed by an abbot or abbess. Use with narrow terms of DOUBLE HOUSE, MONASTERY or NUNNERY. back
monument OUTBUILDING * A detached subordinate building. Use specific type where known, eg. DAIRY. back
monument CISTERCIAN MONASTERY * An abbey or priory of Cistercian monks. 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 MONASTERY * Houses specifically of monks, canons or religious men but not friars. back

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