Information for record number MWA4027:
Assorted Saxon finds from east of Bidford

Summary Findspot - various Anglo Saxon finds dating to the Migration period, including coins and strap ends, were found in an area east of Grafton Lane, Bidford on Avon.
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
(Data represented on this map shows the current selected record as a single point, this is for illustrative purposes only and does not represent an accurate or complete representation of archaeological sites or features)
Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 A silver sceat was found in 1991 at SP10705258. The method of recovery was not recorded.
2 A silver sceat was found in April 1991 at SP10705258.
3 A strap end and a late Saxon silver inlay fragment were found in 1991 at SP10605258.
4 A late Saxon strapend was found in 1991 at SP107526.
5 3 Early Anglo-Saxon coins found by metal detector east of Bidford at various times in 1993.
6 2 Early Anglo-Saxon coins and 1 Later Anglo-Saxon coin found on a known Middle Saxon site which has previously produced 6 sceattas and 6 pennies as well as 8 bronze objects. The site is currently interpreted as a 'productive' or market site.
7 2 Anglo-Saxon bronze strap-ends found at the market site by metal detector in June 1994.
8 Anglo-Saxon gold mount found in May 1991 by using a metal detector.
9 A strap end was found in 1991 at SP10705258. Very long and narrow with traces of an animal head. Either late Saxon or early medieval.
10 Location wrong. Y coordinate originally entered as 50xx but should be 52xx. Location moved.
 
Sources
Source No: 8
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: TBAS vol 99
Author/originator: Wise P J and Seaby W A
Date: 1995
Page Number: 57-59
Volume/Sheet: 99
   
Source No: 6
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: WMA
Author/originator: Wise P J
Date: 1994
Page Number: 91-2
Volume/Sheet: 37
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: WMA
Author/originator: Wise P J
Date: 1993
Page Number: 5
Volume/Sheet: 36
   
Source No: 7
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: WMA
Author/originator: Wise P J
Date: 1994
Page Number: 91-2
Volume/Sheet: 37
   
Source No: 9
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2363
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1991
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2394
Author/originator: Seaby W A
Date: 1991
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2394
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2361
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1991
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2395
Author/originator: Wise/Seaby
Date: 1991
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2395
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2362
Author/originator: Seaby W A
Date: 1991
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2362
   
Source No: 10
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Pers. Comm. Magnus Alexander
Author/originator: Magnus Alexander
Date: 2006
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
Images:  
An Anglo Saxon coin found in Grafton Lane, Bidford
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Click here for larger image  
 
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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 WMA West Midlands Archaeology. This publication contains a short description for each of the sites where archaeological work has taken place in the previous year. It covers Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire. Some of these descriptions include photographs, plans and drawings of the sites and/or the finds that have been discovered. The publication is produced by the Council For British Archaeology (CBA) West Midlands and is published annually. Copies are held at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument MARKET * An open space or covered building in which cattle, goods, etc, are displayed for sale. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. back

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