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Findspot - Medieval Seal-Matrix

Summary Findspot - a Medieval seal was found in the area north of Bidford on Avon.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 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: )
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1 "Pointed oval" type, reverse with a central longitudinal rib which incorporates a perforated lug near the upper point, cast in copper alloy. Design of a lion rampant. The seal is in exceptionally good condition, and is notable for its fine engraving.
2 A seal of the 13th century to 14th century reported by metal detectorist in 1990 from farmland near Bidford-on-Avon.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: WMA
Author/originator: Wise P J
Date: 1990
Page Number: 28
Volume/Sheet: 33
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Bibliographic reference
Author/originator: Wise P J
Date: 1990
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Glossary

 
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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
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 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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