Information for record number MWA2217:
Findspot - Roman & Medieval pottery and tile

Summary Findspot - pottery and tile dating to the Roman and the Medieval period were found 300m south east of The Grove, Offchurch.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Offchurch
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 35 65
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 In January 1974 the earth around the church was cleared in order to combat damp. The trenching operations were watched by B.B.A.C. Five sherds were recovered comprising one Romano British grey cooking pot rim, rolled and out-turned, of Wappenbury ware, a Medieval body sherd, one 12th century cooking pot sherd, two 12th to 13th century sandy sherds and one fragment of floor tile.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: BBAC
Author/originator:
Date: 1974
Page Number: 20
Volume/Sheet: 16
   
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period Roman About 43 AD to 409 AD (the 1st century AD to the 5th century AD)

The Roman period comes after the Iron Age and before the Saxon period.

The Roman period in Britain began in 43 AD when a Roman commander called Aulus Plautius invaded the south coast, near Kent. There were a series of skirmishes with the native Britons, who were defeated. In the months that followed, more Roman troops arrived and slowly moved westwards and northwards.
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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 FLOOR * A layer of stone, brick or boards, etc, on which people tread. Use broader site type where known. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back

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