Information for record number MWA5040:
Site of Med Pottery Kilns, Orkney Close/Nairn Close

Summary The site of six pottery kilns of Medieval date which were excavated. They were situated in the area of Orkney Close, Chilvers Coton.
What Is It?  
Type: Pottery Kiln, Kiln
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Nuneaton and Bedworth
District: Nuneaton and Bedworth, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 35 90
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Excavated by K Scott in 1971. 6 kilns of 14th century date were observed. Several of these kilns had superimposed kilns on top. In addition 14 features were observed. Quantities of pottery and roof tiles were present. Described as site 2.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Chilvers Coton
Author/originator: Mayes P and Scott K
Date: 1984
Page Number: 8
Volume/Sheet:
   
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Glossary

 
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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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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument KILN * A furnace or oven for burning, baking or drying. Use specific type where known. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument POTTERY KILN * A structure, composed of oven and hovel, used for the firing of pottery ware. back

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