Information for record number MWA4124:
Site of Medieval Grange at Cawston House

Summary The site of a Medieval grange, a farm or estate associated with a monastery. The grange is known to have existed from documentary evidence. The site lies 500m south east of Cawston.
What Is It?  
Type: Grange
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Dunchurch
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 47 72
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Cawston Lodge is a modern house, possibly on the site of a grange of the monks of Pipewell.
2 An important grange, built like a monastery, with cloister dormitories for monks and lay brethren, redorter, frater and chapel. It was burnt in 1307 but rebuilt.
3 In the grounds are some remains of a moat (PRN 5539).
4 Noted.
5 Earthmoving prior to the construction of an office and laboratory extension at Cawston house revealed no archaeological features and no significant archaeological finds were made.
6 Watching Brief uncovered no features or deposits of archaeological interest centred on SP 4767 7290.
 
Sources
Source No: 5
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Archaeological Observation at Cawston House, Cawston Lane, Dunchurch, Warwickshire (Part 2)
Author/originator: J Meek
Date: 1995
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Part 2
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwicks History
Author/originator: John E
Date: 1970
Page Number: 21-8
Volume/Sheet: 1
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title:
Author/originator: Bloxam M
Date: 1861
Page Number: 8-10
Volume/Sheet: Dunchurch
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 6, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1951
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: VI
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Rugby
Author/originator: Bloxam M
Date: 1889
Page Number: 161
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 6
Source Type: Watching Brief Report
Title: Lime Tree Village, Dunchurch, Warwickshire Archaeological Watching Brief Phase 1
Author/originator: Havard, T.
Date: 2004
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
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technique Documentary Evidence Documentary evidence is another name for written records. The first written records in Britain date back to the Roman period. Documentary evidence can take many different forms, including maps, charters, letters and written accounts. When archaeologists are researching a site, they often start by looking at documentary evidence to see if there are clues that will help them understand what they might find. Documentary evidence can help archaeologists understand sites that are discovered during an excavation, field survey or aerial survey. back
period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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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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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument GRANGE * An outlying farm or estate, usually belonging to a religious order or feudal lord. Specifically related to core buildings and structures associated with monastic land holding. Use specific term where known. back
monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument VILLAGE * A collection of dwelling-houses and other buildings, usually larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a simpler organisation and administration than the latter. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument ARCHAEOLOGICAL FEATURE * Use only for features assumed to be archaeological but which cannot be identified more precisely without further investigation .Use more specific term where known back
monument LODGE * A small building, often inhabited by a gatekeeper, gamekeeper or similar. Use specific type where known. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument MOAT * A wide ditch surrounding a building, usually filled with water. Use for moated sites, not defensive moats. Use with relevant site type where known, eg. MANOR HOUSE, GARDEN, etc. back
monument CLOISTER * A covered walk, walled on one side and usually arcaded on the other, surrounding or partly surrounding an open area in a monastery or similar complex of Christian buildings. back
monument CHAPEL * A freestanding building, or a room or recess serving as a place of Christian worship in a church or other building. Use more specific type where known. back
monument MONASTERY * Houses specifically of monks, canons or religious men but not friars. back
monument OFFICE * A building or room where business, administrative or professional activities are conducted. Use specific type where known. back
monument LABORATORY * A group of buildings or rooms equipped with apparatus for scientific experiments or other research, testing and investigations. back
monument FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back

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