Information for record number MWA8269:
Findspot - Migration period copper alloy brooch

Summary Findspot - an Anglo Saxon brooch dating to the Migration period was found to the north of Grange Road, Bidford on Avon.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Bidford on Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 10 51
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Small-long brooch, copper alloy. Square head plate, no traces of decoration now visible. Arched bow. Foot originates in a narrow field with three transverse lines, flattened moulding with two transverse grooves; expanded terminal (now broken) with traces of ? circular stamps. Single perforated hinge, catch broken. L 58mm (incomplete), 6th century.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 4085
Author/originator: Wise, P
Date: 1998
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 4085
   
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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
monument GRANGE * An outlying farm or estate, usually belonging to a religious order or feudal lord. Specifically related to core buildings and structures associated with monastic land holding. Use specific term where known. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument SQUARE * An open space or area, usually square in plan, in a town or city, enclosed by residential and/or commercial buildings, frequently containing a garden or laid out with trees. back
monument STAMPS * Form of ore crushing machinery associated with tin mines often wooden and water-powered. back

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