Information for record number MWA2122:
Site of Saxon Cemetery N of Shipston

Summary The possible site of a cemetery dating to the Migration or Early Medieval periods. It is suggested by documentary evidence. The site is located 500m south of Fox Covert.
What Is It?  
Type: Cemetery
Period: Anglo-Saxon (410 AD - 1065 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Shipston on Stour
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 25 41
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Charter evidence suggests that a pagan cemetery existed just S of the parish boundary between Tredington and Shipston on Stour and between Stone Hill and a field called Shipston Hedge Furlong.
2 Between Stone Hill and the road as you walk towards the River Stour; at the point where you leave the ridge the cemetery should be found.
3 The map of the unaccompanied charter clause of Shipston on Stour has the pagan burial ground in a position further east closer to the Stour.
 
Sources
Source No: 3
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwickshire Anglo-Saxon Charter-Bounds
Author/originator: Della Hooke
Date: 1999
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Part Copy of Saxon Cartulary for Shipston
Author/originator: Bradley L
Date: 1955
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: PWF
Date: 1982
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 2272
   
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Glossary

 
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source SMR Card Sites and Monuments Record Card. The Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record began to be developed during the 1970s. The details of individual archaeological sites and findspots were written on record cards. These record cards were used until the 1990s, when their details were entered on to a computerised system. The record cards are still kept at the office of the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
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 FOX COVERT * A small area of managed woodland, created to provide cover for foxes. 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 ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument WALK * A place or path for walking in a park or garden. Use more specific type where possible. back
monument PARISH BOUNDARY * The limit line of a parish. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument CEMETERY * An area of ground, set apart for the burial of the dead. 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 HEDGE * Usually a row of bushes or small trees planted closely together to form a boundary between pieces of land or at the sides of a road. back

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