Information for record number MWA4021:
Assorted Saxon Finds from Tower Hill, Bidford

Summary Findspot - various Anglo Saxon finds dating to the Migration period were found in the area of Tower Hill, Bidford.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Migration (410 AD - 800 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Bidford on Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 10 52
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 A Penny of Offa (757-796) was found in 1988 at SP107523.
2 Anglo Saxon disc brooch found in 1989 at SP108521.
3 A foot from an Anglo Saxon cruciform brooch and an annular brooch dating to between the Migration period and the Medieval, were found in 1989 at SP108521.
4 Early Anglo Saxon button brooch found in 1991 at SP108522.
5 7th/8th century pin head, possibly part of a circular brooch.
6 Sceatta from the 8th century found in 1993 on Tower Hill.
 
Sources
Source No: 4
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2318
Author/originator: P.Wise
Date: 1991
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2318
   
Source No: 6
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2964
Author/originator: Wise P J
Date: 1993
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2964
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2880
Author/originator: Wise P J
Date: 1992
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2880
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1733
Author/originator: Wise
Date: 1989
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1654
Author/originator: Seaby W A
Date: 1988
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1654
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1739
Author/originator: Wise P J
Date: 1989
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1739
   
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source WMEF Warwickshire Museum Enquiry Form. These are forms that are filled in when a person brings an object to Warwickshire Museum to be identified. Amongst the information recorded on the form are details such as a description of the object, where and when it was found, and in some cases a sketch or photographs of it. Copies of the form can be viewed 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 TOWER * A tall building, either round, square or polygonal in plan, used for a variety of purposes, including defence, as a landmark, for the hanging of bells, industrial functions, etc. 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

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

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