Information for record number MWA551:
Possible Site of Chapel of St Andrew, Sambourne.

Summary The possible site of the Chapel of St Andrew dating to the Medieval period. The Chapel is known from documentary evidence. It was situated 300m east of the war memorial, Sambourne.
What Is It?  
Type: Chapel
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Sambourne
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 06 61
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Truslove's, a small farmhouse, now two tenements, a little to the NW of Sambourne Hall is the conjectural site of the ancient Sambourne Chapel, but there are no visible remains. The S part of the house has two early 16th century moulded beams to the lower storey; they divide the length from E to W into three bays. The rest of the house is obviously a later enlargement. Before the Reformation there was a Chapel of St Andrew here, in which one of the canons of Studley celebrated Mass thrice a week. The last canon who officiated appears among the charges of Studley Priory at the Dissolution. In 1546 some of the inhabitants withheld their tithes because their priest had been withdrawn, but their protest was in vain and the Chapel fell into disuse.
2 The house is as described by reference
1; there are no identifiable remains of the Chapel. Before the Reformation there was a Chapel of St Andrew here, in which one of the canons of Studley celebrated Mass thrice a week. The last canon who officiated appears among the charges of Studley Priory at the Dissolution. In 1546 some of the inhabitants withheld their tithes because their priest had been withdrawn, but their protest was in vain and the Chapel fell into disuse.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 3, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1945
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 3
   
Source No: 2
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
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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monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument FARMHOUSE * The main dwelling-house of a farm, it can be either detached from or attached to the working buildings. back
monument PRIORY * A monastery governed by a prior or prioress. Use with narrow terms of DOUBLE HOUSE, FRIARY, MONASTERY or NUNNERY. back
monument TENEMENT * A parcel of land. back
monument WAR MEMORIAL * A structure, building or site commemorating soldiers and civilians killed in war. 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

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