Information for record number MWA5170:
Findspot - Roman pottery from north of Butlers Marston

Summary Findspot - fragments of Roman were found 400m north of Butlers Marston. Some of the fragments may have come from large storage jars.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Combrook
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 31 50
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
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1 Roman pottery was found during the clearing out of the Medieval fishponds (PRN 1176) in the winter of 1984-5.
2 This pottery was identified and included mortaria, large storage jars, grey and oxidised wares. 26 sherds were found and this is a typical late Roman assemblage.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: Artefact Record Form
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1985
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: RB pottery from Butlers Marston
Author/originator: McKay A
Date: 1985
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period Roman About 43 AD to 409 AD (the 1st century AD to the 5th century AD)

The Roman period comes after the Iron Age and before the Saxon period.

The Roman period in Britain began in 43 AD when a Roman commander called Aulus Plautius invaded the south coast, near Kent. There were a series of skirmishes with the native Britons, who were defeated. In the months that followed, more Roman troops arrived and slowly moved westwards and northwards.
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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 FISHPOND * A pond used for the rearing, breeding, sorting and storing of fish. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back

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