Information for record number MWA2150:
Medieval ditch, Banbury Road, Warwick.

Summary A Medieval ditch was discovered during an excavation. Fragments of pottery were recovered from the ditch. The site is located on the Banbury Road, Warwick.
What Is It?  
Type: Ditch
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Warwick
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 64
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 A recut ditch, about 0.9m deep, has been discovered. This had a sandy bottom for the most part, but traces of a light silt in the recut indicate that it may at one time have been waterfilled. The ditch has been dated by pottery found in its fill to the 12th-13th century. The pottery was of local manufacture. A lump of greenish-blue fused slag was also found as were nails, brick, tiles and mortar.
2 Warwick School report from 1966.
3 Correspondence from 1977.
 
Sources
Source No: 3
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Excavations in Warwick
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1977
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Excavation archive
Title: Bridge Field, Warwick
Author/originator: Warwick School Archaeological Society
Date: 1966
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Excavation Report
Title: WMANS
Author/originator: Jolleys J C W
Date: 1966
Page Number: 16
Volume/Sheet: 9
   
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source WMANS West Midlands Archaeological News Sheet, a publication that was produced each year, this later became West Midlands Archaeology. The West Midlands Arcaheological News Sheet contains reports about archaeological work that was carried out in the West Midlands region in the previous year. It includes information about sites dating from the Prehistoric to the Post Medieval periods. It was produced the Department of Extramural Studies at Birmingham University. Copies are held at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
technique excavation Archaeologists excavate sites so that they can find information and recover archaeological materials before they are destroyed by erosion, construction or changes in land-use.

Depending on how complicated and widespread the archaeological deposits are, excavation can be done by hand or with heavy machinery. Archaeologists may excavate a site in a number of ways; either by open area excavation, by digging a test pit or a trial trench.
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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 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 ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument BRIDGE * A structure of wood, stone, iron, brick or concrete, etc, with one or more intervals under it to span a river or other space. Use specific type where known. back
monument DITCH * A long and narrow hollow or trench dug in the ground, often used to carry water though it may be dry for much of the year. back

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