Information for record number MWA6192:
Deserted Medieval Settlement at Dassett Southend

Summary The site of an area of Medieval deserted settlement at Dassett Southend. Fragments of building material, such as roof tiles, have been found at the site, which lies between Little Dassett and Temple Herdewyke.
What Is It?  
Type: Deserted Settlement, Building
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Burton Dassett
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 38 52
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Fieldwalking to the S of the road revealed a number of dense scatters of rubble, tile and pottery across the W Field, known as Dovehouse Close. It is clear that there were buildings along this side of the street as well, although their arrangement was different, being less regular and more widely spaced. It seems that occupation may have continued here after 1497 (see PRN 6193). Note that earthworks also occur in this area.
2 Plan.
3 A 15th to early 16th century iron horseshoe found at this location.
4 Illustration of
3.
5 For NMP summary see MWA 660
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: WM
Author/originator: Palmer N J
Date: 1987
Page Number: 8
Volume/Sheet: Burton Dassett Excav
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Drawing
Title: Late Medieval horse- shoe WMEF 1084
Author/originator: Pickin J L
Date: 1988
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1084
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1084
Author/originator: Pickin J L
Date: 1988
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1084
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Plan
Title: Burton Dassett
Author/originator: Palmer N J
Date: 1987
Page Number: Fig 1
Volume/Sheet: Burton Dassett Excav
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Pers. Comm.
Author/originator: B Gethin
Date: 2013 onwards
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
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source WM Warwickshire Museum Aerial Photograph Collection. A collection of oblique and vertical aerial photographs and taken by various organisations and individuals, including the Royal Airforce, The Potato Board, Warwickshire Museum. The collection is 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
technique Earthwork Earthworks can take the form of banks, ditches and mounds. They are usually created for a specific purpose. A bank, for example, might be the remains of a boundary between two or more fields. Some earthworks may be all that remains of a collapsed building, for example, the grassed-over remains of building foundations.

In the winter, when the sun is lower in the sky than during the other seasons, earthworks have larger shadows. From the air, archaeologists are able to see the patterns of the earthworks more easily. Earthworks can sometimes be confusing when viewed at ground level, but from above, the general plan is much clearer.

Archaeologists often carry out an aerial survey or an earthwork survey to help them understand the lumps and bumps they can see on the ground.
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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 BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument DESERTED SETTLEMENT * An abandoned settlement, usually of the Medieval period, often visible only as earthworks or on aerial photographs. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument TEMPLE * Use for places of worship. For later landscape features use, eg. GARDEN TEMPLE. back
monument EARTHWORK * A bank or mound of earth used as a rampart or fortification. back

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