Information for record number MWA7228:
Earthworks

Summary Archaeological work revealed earthworks that were interpreted as Medieval house platforms. They were located in the grounds of Newton Regis Church of England School.
What Is It?  
Type: Settlement, House Platform
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Newton Regis
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SK 27 07
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 Archaeological evaluation revealed a number of earthworks in an area to be developed. Trial trenching revealed features, probably the disturbed remains of possible house platforms. The quality of the deposits means that development would have little impact.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Archaeological Evaluation at Newton Regis Junior School
Author/originator: Warwickshire Museum
Date: 1993
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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 SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument SCHOOL * An establishment in which people, usually children, are taught. back
monument JUNIOR SCHOOL * A school attended by children between the ages of seven and eleven. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument HOUSE PLATFORM * An area of ground on which a house is built. A platform is often the sole surviving evidence for a house. back
monument EARTHWORK * A bank or mound of earth used as a rampart or fortification. back

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

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