Information for record number MWA6193:
Deserted Post Med Settlement at Dassett Southend

Summary The site of an area of Post Medieval deserted settlement. Scatters of tile and pottery were found at the site during a fieldwalking survey. The site lies between Temple Herdewyke and Little Dassett.
What Is It?  
Type: Deserted Settlement, Building
Period: Post-medieval (1540 AD - 1750 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 road as well, although their arangement was different, being less regular and more widely spaced. It seems that occupation may have continued here after 1497; a coin of 1567 and a mid 16th century candlestick fragment came from one building group; and late 17th century material came from another at the W end.
2 Plan.
3 Unidentified plaster object found during excavation in 1988.
4 For NMP summary see MWA 660
5 This monument really refers to early post-medieval desertion, really the last gasp of the medieval settlement in this area.
 
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: 3
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1082
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1988
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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: 4
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Pers. Comm.
Author/originator: B Gethin
Date: 2013 onwards
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Pers. Comm.
Author/originator: B Gethin
Date: 2013 onwards
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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 excavation Archaeologists excavate sites so that they can find information and recover archaeological materials before they are destroyed by erosion, construction or changes in land-use.

Depending on how complicated and widespread the archaeological deposits are, excavation can be done by hand or with heavy machinery. Archaeologists may excavate a site in a number of ways; either by open area excavation, by digging a test pit or a trial trench.
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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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period Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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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 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

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