Information for record number MWA3717:
Findspot - Medieval iron lock

Summary Findspot - a Medieval iron lock was found to the north of Binley Woods.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Combe Fields
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 39 79
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Fetterlock was found in the vicinity of Combe Abbey and may date to before the suppression of that monastery, possibly the 15th century.
2 Iron lock from near Combe Abbey. Previous holder Rugby School (M H Bloxam). Transfer date 1950. Fairly bad condition. Old label signed by Bloxam reads 'Ancient Fetterlock found near Combe Abbey...' There are traces of bronze.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: RSNHS
Author/originator: Bloxam M H
Date: 1885
Page Number: 6
Volume/Sheet: 19
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: WM
Author/originator: WM
Date:
Page Number: A198
Volume/Sheet: Catalogue
   
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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
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 SCHOOL * An establishment in which people, usually children, are taught. back
monument LOCK * A section of the water channel on a canal or river shut off above and below by lock gates provided with sluices to let the water out and in, and thus raise or lower boats from one level to another. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument ABBEY * A religious house governed by an abbot or abbess. Use with narrow terms of DOUBLE HOUSE, MONASTERY or NUNNERY. back
monument WOOD * A tract of land with trees, sometimes acting as a boundary or barrier, usually smaller and less wild than a forest. back
monument MONASTERY * Houses specifically of monks, canons or religious men but not friars. back

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