Information for record number MWA373:
Site of Cross in Corley Churchyard

Summary The site of a Medieval cross in Corley Churchyard on Church Lane, Corley.
What Is It?  
Type: Cross
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Corley
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 30 85
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 A carved stone lying loose in the churchyard, with 4 gable faces, was evidently the base of a gable cross.
2 There is no trace of the stone.
3 A faculty was obtained c1965 to clear the churchyard and the stone could have been removed then.
4 Portable Antiquities Scheme find provenance information: Date found: 2013-09-30T23:00:00Z Methods of discovery: Metal detector
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 4, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1947
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Volume/Sheet: 4
   
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Source Type: Internet Data
Title: Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) Database
Author/originator: British Museum
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: SMR card : text
Author/originator: JMG
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: SMR card : text
Author/originator: JMG
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source SMR Card Sites and Monuments Record Card. The Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record began to be developed during the 1970s. The details of individual archaeological sites and findspots were written on record cards. These record cards were used until the 1990s, when their details were entered on to a computerised system. The record cards are still kept at the office of 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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument CARVED STONE * A stone (including standing stones, natural boulders and rock outcrops) decorated with carved motifs. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument CHURCHYARD * An area of ground belonging to a church, often used as a burial ground. back
monument CROSS * A free-standing structure, in the form of a cross (+), symbolizing the structure on which Jesus Christ was crucified and sacred to the Christian faith. Use specific type where known. back

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