Information for record number MWA4287:
Possible Monastic site, Ryton on Dunsmore

Summary The possible site of a Medieval monastery is suggested by place-name evidence. Historic maps show fields in this area called Monks Mow and Monks Meadow. The site lies 400m east of Rock Spinney.
What Is It?  
Type: Monastery?
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Ryton on Dunsmore
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 36 73
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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2 A monastic establishment. A field at this location was called Monks Mow on a tithe map.
3 On OS 1886 map the same field was called Monks Meadow.
4 No other reference found, the existence of this as a site is marginal.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Consultancy map
Author/originator: Ford W J
Date:
Page Number: 3
Volume/Sheet: 37
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: TA
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Map
Title: Map 1886 CRO
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: JH
Date: 1983
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 4287
   
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source SMR Card Sites and Monuments Record Card. The Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record began to be developed during the 1970s. The details of individual archaeological sites and findspots were written on record cards. These record cards were used until the 1990s, when their details were entered on to a computerised system. The record cards are still kept at the office of 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 FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument MEADOW * A piece of grassland, often near a river, permanently covered with grass which is mown for use as hay. back
monument MONASTERY * Houses specifically of monks, canons or religious men but not friars. back

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