Information for record number MWA2261:
Findspot - Post Medieval metal objects

Summary Findspot - coins and a thimble dating to the Post Medieval period and found near the bridge at Shipston on Stour.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Post-medieval (1540 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Barcheston
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 26 40
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
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1 A Charles II copper farthing of 1672 found in a field E of the river near Shipston Bridge.
2 17th century trade token, 1667. 18th century trade token, 1790. Copper alloy, open-ended thimble, 16th to 18th century. Mystery iron object.
3 W A Seaby Coin Catalogue.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 3137
Author/originator: Wise P J
Date: 1990
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Volume/Sheet: WM 3137
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Unpublished document
Author/originator: Burge D
Date: 1982
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Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Coin Catalogue
Author/originator: Seaby W A
Date: 1977
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source WMEF Warwickshire Museum Enquiry Form. These are forms that are filled in when a person brings an object to Warwickshire Museum to be identified. Amongst the information recorded on the form are details such as a description of the object, where and when it was found, and in some cases a sketch or photographs of it. Copies of the form can be viewed at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. 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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period Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. 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

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