Information for record number MWA8852:
Post-medieval farm buildings at Bayhouse Farm, Willey

Summary The remains of post medieval farm buildings and yard surfaces which were found during an archaeological excavation. They were situated 100m north west of the church at Willey.
What Is It?  
Type: Farmyard, Farm Building
Period: Post-medieval (1540 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Willey
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 49 84
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Remains of timber farm buildings and yard surfaces dating from 16th-18th century. Activity appears to end in the 18th century and by 1835 the site was given over to pasture land.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Archaeological Recording South-East of Bayhouse Farm, Willey, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Jones C and Newman R
Date: 2000
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Report No 0025
   
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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 CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FARMYARD * A yard or enclosure attached to a farmhouse, usually surrounded by other farm buildings. back
monument PASTURE * A field covered with herbage for the grazing of livestock. back
monument FARM BUILDING * A building or structure of unknown function found on a farm. Use more specific type where known. 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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