Information for record number MWA8813:
Saxon occupation, Market Street, Warwick

Summary Late Anglo Saxon pits and a timber slot were found under the Woolpack Hotel. This shows that Warwick was occupied in Early Medieval (Saxon) times. Other evidence supports a typical Medieval urban property.
What Is It?  
Type: Settlement, Pit, Building
Period: Early medieval (801 AD - 1065 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

  
Source Number  

1 Evidence relating to the settlement of Warwick during late Saxon times. Several pits and a beam slot dating from the early 11th century were found. Waste disposal evidence suggests continuous settlement from the 11th - 15th century.
 
Sources
Source No:
Source Type: Excavation Report
Title: Archaeological Excavations and Salvage Recording at the site of the 'Woolpack' Hotel, Warwick
Author/originator: Elders J
Date: 1999
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Report No 9922
   
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Glossary

 
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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 HOTEL * A large building used for the accommodation of paying travellers and guests. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. 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 BEAM SLOT * A trench dug to contain a sill beam, a horizontal timber beam used as a foundation for the wall of a building. Use wider site type where known. back
monument PIT * A hole or cavity in the ground, either natural or the result of excavation. Use more specific type where known. back

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

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