Information for record number MWA5215:
Site of Medieval Chapel at Walton

Summary Documentary evidence suggests that this is the site of a chapel in use from the Medieval to the Post Medieval period. Fragments of moulded stone which were probably from this chapel were recovered during topsoil stripping. The present church of St James occupies the site.
What Is It?  
Type: Chapel
Period: Medieval - Post-Medieval (1066 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Wellesbourne
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 52
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Walton Deyville was a chapel of Wellesbourne and is first recorded in the reign of Henry II (1154-89). The high altar was dedicated in 1381, which suggests that it was rebuilt, or enlarged, at this time. Subsequently the chapel appears to become independent of Wellesbourne, until the rectory was united with the vicarage of Wellesbourne in 1633. The chapel seems to have decayed until it was completely rebuilt some time about 1750. The font of the present church was found in the churchyard and may be Norman.
2 Drawing of the chapel c. 1820.
3 Fragments of moulded stone which were likely to have been from the chapel were recovered during topsoil stripping for the base of the new timber storage building.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 5, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1965
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Volume/Sheet: 5
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 5, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1965
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 5
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Watching Brief Report
Title: St James's Church, Walton Hall, Walton, Wellesbourne
Author/originator: Coutts C
Date: 2003
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Volume/Sheet:
   
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technique Documentary Evidence Documentary evidence is another name for written records. The first written records in Britain date back to the Roman period. Documentary evidence can take many different forms, including maps, charters, letters and written accounts. When archaeologists are researching a site, they often start by looking at documentary evidence to see if there are clues that will help them understand what they might find. Documentary evidence can help archaeologists understand sites that are discovered during an excavation, field survey or aerial survey. 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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period Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument VICARAGE * The residence of a vicar, parson or rector. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
STORAGE BUILDING * A building used for the storage of equipment. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. 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 CHURCHYARD * An area of ground belonging to a church, often used as a burial ground. 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
monument ALTAR * An elevated table or podium on which to place or sacrifice offerings to the deities. back

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