Information for record number MWA6333:
The site of an Iron Age Settlement

Summary The site of an Iron Age settlement inferred from the quantity of potsherds found in the immediate area. The site lies 100m southwest of Stoke Hill Coppice.
What Is It?  
Type: Settlement
Period: Iron Age (800 BC - 42 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Ilmington
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 19 42
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Group of twelve sherds brought in to Warwick Museum. These are primarily Iron Age, with one rim sherd of a bucket-shaped jar and an assortment of body-sherds in a distinctive coarse, shell-tempered fabric.
2 Pottery from Stoke Hill consisting principally of Iron Age material.
3 The additional find of 8 potsherds.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Roman Pottery
Author/originator: PMB
Date: 1987
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 3734
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Date: 1996
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Admington Survey 1993-4
Author/originator: Dyer C
Date: 1993-4
Page Number: 1
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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
period Iron Age About 800 BC to 43 AD

The Iron Age comes after the Bronze Age and before the Roman period. It is a time when people developed the skills and knowledge to work and use iron, hence the name ‘Iron Age’ which is given to this period. Iron is a much tougher and more durable metal than bronze but it also requires more skill to make objects from it. People continued to use bronze during this period.
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period Roman About 43 AD to 409 AD (the 1st century AD to the 5th century AD)

The Roman period comes after the Iron Age and before the Saxon period.

The Roman period in Britain began in 43 AD when a Roman commander called Aulus Plautius invaded the south coast, near Kent. There were a series of skirmishes with the native Britons, who were defeated. In the months that followed, more Roman troops arrived and slowly moved westwards and northwards.
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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 MUSEUM * A building, group of buildings or space within a building, where objects of value such as works of art, antiquities, scientific specimens, or other artefacts are housed and displayed. back
monument COPPICE * A managed small wood or thicket of underwood grown to be periodically cut to encourage new growth providing smaller timber. back

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

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