Information for record number MWA8849:
Medieval settlement at Warwick, 6-14 Coventry Road

Summary Archaeological trial trenches at this site revealed walls dating to the Medieval period. The site was abandoned in the later Medieval period. The site is now a housing development on Coventry Road, Warwick.
What Is It?  
Type: Settlement
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Warwick
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 65
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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Description

  
Source Number  

1 Walls dating to the 13th/14th/15th centuries, suggesting the presence of Medieval occupation along the east side of Coventry Road, abandoned in the later Medieval period.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Archaeological trial trenching and observation at 6-14 Coventry Road, Warwick
Author/originator: Coutts C
Date: 2000
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Report 0035
   
Images:  
Excavations of a Medieval settlement on the Coventry Road, Warwick
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 2000
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Glossary

 
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Description  
technique Trial Trench A small regular hole that is usually square or rectangular in shape. Archaeologists dig trial trenches to discover if there are any archaeological remains at a particular location. See also excavation. back
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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument WALL * An enclosing structure composed of bricks, stones or similar materials, laid in courses. Use specific type where known. back

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