Information for record number MWA2220:
Site of Medieval Dovecote at Offchurch Bury

Summary The site of a Medieval dovecote, a building used for the breeding and housing of doves or pigeons. An eighteenth century brick replacement now stands on the site south west of the pond at Offchurch Bury.
What Is It?  
Type: Dovecote
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Offchurch
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 34 66
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 A stone dovecote was part of the complex of Offchurch Bury in 1542.
2 It was presumably replaced by the brick dovecote (WA 2219), which still stands, in the 18th Century.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 6, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1951
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: VI
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Unpublished document
Author/originator: Glew J T
Date: 1982
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Volume/Sheet:
   
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Glossary

 
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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 DOVECOTE * A building, or part of a building, used to house doves and pigeons, usually placed at a height above the ground, with openings and provision inside for roosting and breeding. 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 POND * A body of still water often artificially formed for a specific purpose. Use specifc type where known. back

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