Information for record number MWA8118:
Medieval Industrial Activity at Manor Farm

Summary Excavations revealed evidence for buildings and a furnace dating to the Medieval period. The site lies 100m north east of Mancetter Farm.
What Is It?  
Type: Furnace, Building
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Mancetter
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 32 96
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 The 1976 excavation at Manor Farm revealed an 11th century to 13th century complex including a row of 13th century postholes, numerous postholes for 11th century structures, possible corner of a stoke pit to a furnace, slag with numerous large heavy pieces and baked clay with timber impressions.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Excavation Report
Title: Mancetter File
Author/originator: Scott K
Date: 1976
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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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monument MANOR FARM * A farm on the estate of a manor. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. 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 FURNACE * A chamber in which minerals, metals, etc, are subjected to the continuous action of intense heat. Use specific type where known. back
monument STOKE PIT * The position of a fire in a wood-fuelled furnace. All periods from the Iron Age to the 17th century. back
monument STRUCTURE * A construction of unknown function, either extant or implied by archaeological evidence. If known, use more specific type. back
monument ROW * A row of buildings built during different periods, as opposed to a TERRACE. back
monument FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back

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