Information for record number MWA606:
Undated burial, Bidford on Avon

Summary The site of a burial of unknown date. It is situated 100m north west of the church, Bidford on Avon.
What Is It?  
Type: Burial
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Bidford on Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 09 51
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Skeleton found during construction of public lavatory in High Street, Bidford, in 1949. There were no grave goods.
2 Newspaper articles of the time state that the skeleton was related to the nearby Anglo-Saxon cemetery to the north and although this is the most likley explanation there is no direct evidence of this.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Newspaper/Magazine Article
Title: Bidford AS skeletons and burials.
Author/originator: Various
Date: 1874 on
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: SMR card : text
Author/originator: JMG
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Glossary

 
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source SMR Card Sites and Monuments Record Card. The Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record began to be developed during the 1970s. The details of individual archaeological sites and findspots were written on record cards. These record cards were used until the 1990s, when their details were entered on to a computerised system. The record cards are still kept at the office of the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument GRAVE * A place of burial. Use more specific type where known. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. 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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