Information for record number MWA438:
Findspot - Early Medieval axe head

Summary Findspot - an iron axe head dating to the Early Medieval period was found 500m east of the cricket ground, Studley.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Early medieval (801 AD - 1065 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Studley
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 08 63
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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2 In December 1946 the head of a Viking axe was found in Studley churchyard. It was found to the S of the church tower, not far from the boundary. This is almost certainly of the Viking period, 10th century or 11th century, but might equally well have belonged to a Saxon or a Dane. The axe is preserved in the church near to its place of discovery.
3 Local enquiries failed to locate the finder or the exact site of the find.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: TBAS vol 68
Author/originator: Chatwin P B
Date: 1949
Page Number: 9
Volume/Sheet: 68
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Photograph
Title: Axe head found in Studley
Author/originator: TBAS vol 68 Chatwin P B
Date: 1949
Page Number: 126
Volume/Sheet: 68
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: OS Card 25NE6
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1968
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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
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
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 BOUNDARY * The limit to an area as defined on a map or by a marker of some form, eg. BOUNDARY WALL. Use specific type where known. back
monument TOWER * A tall building, either round, square or polygonal in plan, used for a variety of purposes, including defence, as a landmark, for the hanging of bells, industrial functions, etc. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument CRICKET GROUND * The entire playing area and associated buildings upon which the game of cricket is played. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. back
monument CHURCHYARD * An area of ground belonging to a church, often used as a burial ground. back

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