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Findspot - Medieval pottery sherds

Summary Findspot - pottery sherds from the Medieval period were found 100m north of Junction 10 of the M42 at Tamworth.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Dordon
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SK 24 00
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 Medieval pottery sherds found during construction of M42. The quantity and sherd size of the Medieval pottery recovered suggests that it is the result of settlement activity on or near the site, rather than a manuring scatter.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Serial
Title: WMA vol 27
Author/originator: Demidowicz G
Date: 1984
Page Number: 38-41
Volume/Sheet: 27
   
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source WMA West Midlands Archaeology. This publication contains a short description for each of the sites where archaeological work has taken place in the previous year. It covers Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire. Some of these descriptions include photographs, plans and drawings of the sites and/or the finds that have been discovered. The publication is produced by the Council For British Archaeology (CBA) West Midlands and is published annually. Copies are held at 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 SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

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