Information for record number MWA2265:
Burmington Manor House

Summary Burmington Manor House, a building which dates from the Medieval period. Alterations were made to the building in the Post Medieval and Imperial periods. It is located 50m south west of the Church.
What Is It?  
Type: Manor House, House
Period: Medieval - Industrial (1066 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Burmington
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 26 37
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 The house appears to have a 16th century origin but has been considerably altered.
2 Incorporated in the front a blocked twin 13th century opening with a round arch, and an early 16th century three-light window.
4 The 13th century architectural remains are doubtless inserts.
5 In origin this is a domestic aisled hall. The earliest phase may be first quarter of the 13th century. There is some evidence for late Medieval alterations; it was reconstructed in the late 16th century and further work was carried out in the 19th century. The 13th century aisled hall had two bays, with timber arcades between masonry end gables and aisled walls. Attached to the hall at its E end was a solar range. The hall is nearly square, 9.7m by 9.5m. The solar is not precisely aligned with the hall. An indication of the date of the hall is offered by the corbels carrying the wall posts. The manor of Burmington was held in fee by the Grenville family at least from 1232 until soon after 1346.
6 A small excavation carried out in 1993 identified the extent of the house further but was not very conclusive.
7 Material from 1993.
8 This building is one of the oldest standing secular buildings in Warwickshire, if not the Midlands. (From memory as it needs recording) Recent, circa 2012, dendrochronolgical dating has given a date of around 1196. The orifinal timber framed structure survives, in part, inside later stone walls and includes decorated 'capitals' on some of the main structural posts.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 5, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1965
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Volume/Sheet: 5
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: The Buildings of England: Warwickshire
Author/originator: Pevsner N and Wedgwood A
Date: 1966
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Volume/Sheet: Warwicks
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: RCHM
Author/originator: Cooper N
Date: 1984
Page Number: 27-30
Volume/Sheet: Annual Review
   
Source No: 6
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Burmington Manor House
Author/originator: Blair W J
Date: 1993
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Descriptive Text
Title: LBL
Author/originator: DoE
Date:
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Source No: 7
Source Type: Excavation archive
Title: Burmington Manor House
Author/originator: Blair W J
Date: 1993
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: OS Card 25NE6
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1968
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Source No: 8
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Pers. Comm.
Author/originator: B Gethin
Date: 2013 onwards
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source LBL Listed Building List. Buildings and structures, such as bridges, that are of architectural or historical importance are placed on a list. Buildings placed on the list are protected through various planning and conservation acts which ensure that their special features of interest are considered before any alterations are made to them. The Listed Buildings List is compiled and maintained by English Heritage. It includes details of where the building is, when it was built, a description of its appearance, and any other special features. back
source OS Card Ordnance Survey Record Card. Before the 1970s the Ordnance Survey (OS) were responsible for recording archaeological monuments during mapping exercises. This helped the Ordnance Survey to decide which monuments to publish on maps. During these exercises the details of the monuments were written down on record cards. Copies of some of the cards are kept at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. The responsibility for recording archaeological monuments later passed to the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments. 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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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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period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. 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 MANOR HOUSE * The principal house of a manor or village. back
monument ARCH * A structure over an opening usually formed of wedge-shaped blocks of brick or stone held together by mutual pressure and supported at the sides; they can also be formed from moulded concrete/ cast metal. A component; use for free-standing structure only. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument MANOR * An area of land consisting of the lord's demesne and of lands from whose holders he may exact certain fees, etc. back
monument SQUARE * An open space or area, usually square in plan, in a town or city, enclosed by residential and/or commercial buildings, frequently containing a garden or laid out with trees. back
monument STRUCTURE * A construction of unknown function, either extant or implied by archaeological evidence. If known, use more specific type. back
monument ROUND * A small, Iron Age/Romano-British enclosed settlement found in South West England. back
monument WALL * An enclosing structure composed of bricks, stones or similar materials, laid in courses. Use specific type where known. back
monument DOMESTIC * This is the top term for the class. See DOMESTIC Class List for narrow terms. back

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