Information for record number MWA698:
Site of Graveyard of Radway Church

Summary The site of a cemetery dating back to the Post Medieval period. The graveyard is associated with the old church at Radway. It is situated 300m south of the present church.
What Is It?  
Type: Cemetery
Period: Post-medieval - Industrial (1540 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Radway
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 36 47
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 The old graveyard was here and is now levelled.
2 A survey of the graveyard, made in 1949. The earliest stones found were dated to 1646 and 1663. The last stone was for a grave in 1878. Crude baroque styles. Mostly of local stone.
3 Plan of the graveyard giving positions of tombstones and inscriptions made in 1949 is deposited in Warwickshire County Record Office (see copy in FI File 698).
4 The graveyard is marked on the OS 1st ed (1886) 6" series
5 Survey of monumental inscriptions on graves and monuments in the graveyard and inside the church
6 Survey of monumental inscriptions of Warwickshire graveyards and churches and floral survey of churchyards. Includes a plan that shows graves to the south of the church. The shape of the land boundary seems consistent with a different orientation however, one that would make the church aligned north-south with the graves to the west.
7 Historical map showing graveyard close around the church.
8 Notes and comments on this site.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: WM
Author/originator: JMM
Date: 1950
Page Number: 26SW
Volume/Sheet: Annotated
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Map
Title: 25SE 1:10560 1926
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1926
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Source No: 7
Source Type: Map
Title: Unknown but shows St Peters, Radway, Warwickshire
Author/originator: George Salmon
Date: 1750
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Source No: 8
Source Type: Note
Title: Radway Churchyard
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Plan
Title: Radway Old Church Graveyard
Author/originator: Wood, Anthony
Date: 1949
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Serial
Title: Warwickshire Journal
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Date: 1950
Page Number: 19
Volume/Sheet: 3:1
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Monumental Inscriptions, St Peter's Church, Radway
Author/originator: Birmingham & Midland Soc for Genealogy & Heraldry
Date: 1989
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Source No: 6
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: WI Surveys of Monumental Inscriptions, Warks Churches etc
Author/originator: Women's Institute
Date: 1980
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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
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 YARD * A paved area, generally found at the back of a house. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument BOUNDARY * The limit to an area as defined on a map or by a marker of some form, eg. BOUNDARY WALL. Use specific type where known. 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 INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument CEMETERY * An area of ground, set apart for the burial of the dead. back
monument CHURCHYARD * An area of ground belonging to a church, often used as a burial ground. back
monument RECORD OFFICE * A building where official archives are kept for public inspection. back
monument TOMBSTONE * A horizontal stone placed across a grave. back

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