Information for record number MWA2526:
Site of Medieval Shrunken Settlement at the Vicarage

Summary The site of an area of shrunken village dating to the Medieval period at Hunningham. It is known from finds of pottery dating to the same period.
What Is It?  
Type: Shrunken Village
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Hunningham
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 37 67
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Rev A K Collin reported that in digging in the garden of the recently built vicarage several pieces of pottery were found. Some of this was Roman (PRN 5272). Some trenches showed that the pottery was not scattered over a very large area. A large number of pieces were found at a depth of about 30 cm. All were Medieval and most were of coarse brown ware with a few of green glaze. More recently a small spearhead has also been found.
2 Excavations were conducted in the garden and surrounding fields and Medieval pottery was found. Since 1925 nearly 2 cwt of pottery has been collected in the garden. Most pot sherds are in dull brown ware, though some are grey. Some green glaze.
3 Medieval pottery found here together with hones, iron sickles etc, August 1925 onwards (also iron spearhead - not preserved).
4 Medieval stone hone previously held by the Rev Collins.
5 Pottery from the vicarage includes six rim sherds.
6 Also 70 other rim sherds.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: TBAS vol 65
Author/originator: Chatwin P B
Date: 1943
Page Number: 126-7
Volume/Sheet: 65
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: WM
Author/originator:
Date: 1944
Page Number: 2026
Volume/Sheet: Accession Card
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Map
Title: 44NE
Author/originator: JMM
Date:
Page Number: 44NE
Volume/Sheet: Annotated Map
   
Source No: 6
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title:
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1983
Page Number: 3547
Volume/Sheet: Accession Card
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title:
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1983
Page Number: 3547
Volume/Sheet: Accession Card
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Serial
Title: TBAS vol 51
Author/originator: Chatwin P B
Date: 1925
Page Number: 55
Volume/Sheet: 51
   
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Glossary

 
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source TBAS Transactions of the Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society is a journal produced by the society annually. It contains articles about archaeological field work that has taken place in Birmingham and Warwickshire in previous years. Copies of the journal are kept by the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
source WM Warwickshire Museum Aerial Photograph Collection. A collection of oblique and vertical aerial photographs and taken by various organisations and individuals, including the Royal Airforce, The Potato Board, Warwickshire Museum. The collection is 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 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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument VICARAGE * The residence of a vicar, parson or rector. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument SHRUNKEN VILLAGE * A settlement where previous house sites are now unoccupied, but often visible as earthworks, crop or soil marks. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. back
monument GARDEN * An enclosed piece of ground devoted to the cultivation of flowers, fruit or vegetables and/or recreational purposes. Use more specific type where known. back

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