Information for record number MWA8316:
Medieval suburb of Bridge End, Warwick

Summary Bridge End developed as a suburb of the town of Warwick during the Medieval/Post Medieval period. It is depicted on Post Medieval maps. The old road, chapel and Knight's Templar perceptory are visible as cropmarks in Castle Park.
What Is It?  
Type: Settlement, Findspot
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Warwick
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 64
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 The suburb of Bridge End developed at the southern end of the Medieval Old Castle Bridge (WA 1963) at a road junction and crossing point. The suburb, which was cleared and bypassed during the expansion of Warwick Castle Park in the 18th century, is known to have contained a number of sites of particular archaeological interest, including a chapel (WA 1954, WA 7858), and a 12th century preceptory of the Knights Templar (WA 1960, WA 5521). Details of Bridge End's extent are uncertain, though it is represented schematically on Post Medieval maps, and some features, including the old road (WA 4615), and possible sites for the chapel and preceptory, survive as crop marks in Castle Park. Some excavations have taken place within the suburb (see eg. WA 3797, 8252, 8315.)
2 Find of a papal bulla in the Bridge End area of Castle Park in 1995. No specific grid reference was given and the method of recovery was not recorded.
3 A pit and a probable property boundary ditch, which may have extended to the earlier London road were recorded during archaeological observation at 7 Brooke Close, Warwick.
4 Observation in Brook Close recorded a Medieval sandstone wall foundation, at least one Medieval roadside ditch and at least one Medieval pebble surface, possibly associated with the former London road (MWA4615), which crossed the rear of the site, or with a nearby yard. A post-Medieval pebble surface was also recorded.
5 Portable Antiquities Scheme find provenance information: Date found: 1998-04-30T23:00:00Z Date found: 1999-07-31T23:00:00Z Date found: 1999-11-01T00:00:00Z Methods of discovery: Metal detector
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 3450
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1995
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: E/3450
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Archaeological Observation at 83 Bridge End, Warwick
Author/originator: Jones, C
Date: 1998
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Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Archaeological Observation at 7 Brooke Close, Bridge End, Warwick
Author/originator: Peter Thompson
Date: 2007
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Archaeological Observation at 4 Brooke Close, Bridge End, Warwick
Author/originator: C Jones
Date: 2010
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Report 1016
   
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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
technique Cropmark Cropmarks appear as light and dark marks in growing and ripening crops. These marks relate to differences in the soil below. For example, parched lines of grass may indicate stone walls. Crops that grow over stone features often ripen more quickly and are shorter than the surrounding crop. This is because there is less moisture in the soil where the wall lies.

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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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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 SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument PARK * An enclosed piece of land, generally large in area, used for hunting, the cultivation of trees, for grazing sheep and cattle or visual enjoyment. Use more specific type where known. 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 ROAD JUNCTION * A place where two or more roads meet. back
monument SUBURB * A largely residential area on the outskirts of a town or city. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument BOUNDARY DITCH * A ditch that indicates the limit of an area or a piece of land. back
monument CASTLE * A fortress and dwelling, usually medieval in origin, and often consisting of a keep, curtain wall and towers etc. back
monument PIT * A hole or cavity in the ground, either natural or the result of excavation. Use more specific type where known. back
monument BRIDGE * A structure of wood, stone, iron, brick or concrete, etc, with one or more intervals under it to span a river or other space. Use specific type where known. back
monument DITCH * A long and narrow hollow or trench dug in the ground, often used to carry water though it may be dry for much of the year. back
monument CHAPEL * A freestanding building, or a room or recess serving as a place of Christian worship in a church or other building. Use more specific type where known. back
monument PRECEPTORY * A manor or estate owned and run by an order of knights and governed by a preceptor. back
monument WALL * An enclosing structure composed of bricks, stones or similar materials, laid in courses. Use specific type where known. 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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