Information for record number MWA39:
Findspot - Medieval pottery sherds

Summary Findspot - four sherds of Medieval pottery were found north of Old Church Road, Water Orton.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Water Orton
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 17 91
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Four sherds of Medieval pottery found in Autumn 1970 in holes dug for the erection of a garden fence at Wakefield House. Two different cooking pots and a pot with green glaze were represented.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Birm M
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Date:
Page Number: 80
Volume/Sheet: Sites and Finds
   
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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 HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. 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 CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. 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
monument FENCE * A construction of wood or metal used to enclose an area of land, a building, etc. back

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