Information for record number MWA5687:
Site of Poss Anglo Saxon Cemetery 400m S of Marlcliff

Summary Various finds suggest that this is the site of a cemetery dating to the Migration period. It is located 250m south east of Marlcliff.
What Is It?  
Type: Cemetery
Period: Migration (410 AD - 800 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Bidford on Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 09 50
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 In the 5th - 6th centuries a cemetery may have existed on the site, as a number of metal objects, of types normally associated with burials, were recovered. Five items of metalwork were found in 1987: A sword decoration, a diminutive gilded saucer brooch, a bronze belt plate, a ?sword mount, a ?garter hook.
2 Illustration.
3 Find made with a metal detector in 1987: Rectangular belt plate.
4 Find made with a metal detector in 1987: Small strap end.
5 Find made with a metal detector in 1987: Hollow bronze pyramid.
6 Find made with a metal detector in 1987: Garter-hook,sceatta and two potsherds at SP099503 approx.
7 Find made with a metal detector in 1987: Gilded bronze disc brooch.
8 Find made with a metal detector in 1988: Strap-end with ring dot decoration. Found at SP10105015.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Drawing
Title: Finds from Marlcliff, Bidford
Author/originator: Pickin J L
Date: 1987
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 30
   
Source No: 7
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 817
Author/originator: Pickin J L
Date: 1987
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 817
   
Source No: 6
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 805
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1987
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: E/805
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 797
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1987
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: E/797
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 789
Author/originator:
Date: 1987
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: E/789
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 787
Author/originator: Pickin J L
Date: 1987
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 787
   
Source No: 8
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1239
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1988
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1239
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Serial
Title: WMA vol 30 1987
Author/originator: Hingley R C
Date: 1987
Page Number: 45
Volume/Sheet: 30
   
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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
source WMEF Warwickshire Museum Enquiry Form. These are forms that are filled in when a person brings an object to Warwickshire Museum to be identified. Amongst the information recorded on the form are details such as a description of the object, where and when it was found, and in some cases a sketch or photographs of it. Copies of the form can be viewed at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
monument HOLLOW * A hollow, concave formation or place, which has sometimes been dug out. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument CEMETERY * An area of ground, set apart for the burial of the dead. back
monument BURIAL * An interment of human or animal remains. Use specific type where known. If component use with wider site type. Use FUNERARY SITE for optimum retrieval in searches. back

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