Information for record number MWA4195:
Site of Medieval Chapel at Cosford

Summary The possible site of a Medieval chapel. It was situated in the area of Cosford but its exact location is not known.
What Is It?  
Type: Chapel
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Cosford
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 49 79
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 By tradition there was formerly a chapel at Cosford but no certain traces can be identified, save that the foundations of several of the cottages, and one of the larger cottages called the Old Manor House, are composed of large blocks of sandstone, which was ceratinly not quarried near. For some time a large circular Norman font lay in a farmyard here, and was used as a trough under a pump. This was removed to a spot beside the canal, just below the house. The existence of the font would seem to prove the existence of the chapel.
2 The site of the chapel could not be determined.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Rugby Past and Present
Author/originator: Wait W
Date: 1893
Page Number: 215
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: OS Card 29NE1
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1967
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 29NE1
   
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source OS Card Ordnance Survey Record Card. Before the 1970s the Ordnance Survey (OS) were responsible for recording archaeological monuments during mapping exercises. This helped the Ordnance Survey to decide which monuments to publish on maps. During these exercises the details of the monuments were written down on record cards. Copies of some of the cards are kept at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. The responsibility for recording archaeological monuments later passed to the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments. 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 HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument TROUGH * A narrow, open container, usually where food or water for animals is put. Use specific type where known. back
monument CANAL * An artificial navigable waterway used for the transportation of goods. Nowadays also used for recreational purposes. back
monument MANOR HOUSE * The principal house of a manor or village. back
monument FARMYARD * A yard or enclosure attached to a farmhouse, usually surrounded by other farm buildings. back
monument PUMP * A machine used to raise and move water and other liquids, compress gases, etc. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FONT * A vessel, usually made of stone, which contains the consecrated water for baptism. Use a broader monument type if possible. 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

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