Information for record number MWA7490:
Findspot - Medieval & Imperial pottery

Summary Findspot - pottery sherds from the Medieval period, and fragments of pottery and clay tobacco pipe dating to the Imperial period. All found 600m west of Beaudesert Mount.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Medieval - Industrial (1066 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Henley in Arden
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 15 66
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Archaeological observation of ground disturbance associated with the partial redevelopment of Henley-in-Arden Police and Fire Station revealed no trace of Medieval remains, although the site lay in the centre of the Medieval town. The earliest surviving feature was an 18th/19th century yard surface. The loose finds included a single 14th/15th century sherd and 17th - 19th century pottery and clay tobacco pipe.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Archaeological Observation at Henley-in-Arden Fire Station
Author/originator: Meek, J and Jones, C
Date: 1996
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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 Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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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 FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument FIRE STATION * A civic building housing fire engines and a permanent fire-fighting force. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument TOWN * An assemblage of public and private buildings, larger than a village and having more complete and independent local government. back

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