Information for record number MWA8972:
Upper Quinton Medieval Settlement

Summary The possible area of Medieval settlement at Upper Quinton. This area may have remained after other local settlement shrinkage.
What Is It?  
Type: Settlement
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Quinton
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 17 46
(Data represented on this map shows the current selected record as a single point, this is for illustrative purposes only and does not represent an accurate or complete representation of archaeological sites or features)
Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 The possible area of settlement that remained after the shrinkage of MWA6452, based on the first edition 6" map of 1884, 50SW.
2 The ridge and furrow plotting of the parish.
3 Domesday lists Quinton under Gloucestershire. The Phillimore edition has a grid reference of 17,46 which is that of Upper Quinton. Ref EG13 Hugh (of Grandmesnil) also holds Quinton. 2 hides. A thane held it. In lordship 2 ploughs; 5 villagers and 1 smallholder with 3 ploughs. 4 male slaves, 1 female slave. Their value was £7; now £4. Ref EG14 Quinton, and Roger from him. 12 hides. Baldwin held it before 1066. In lordship 3 ploughs; 17 villagers and 2 smallholders with 9 ploughs. 6 slaves. The value was £7; now £6.
4 The first edition map shows houses grouped around the Green, but only on the north and east sides, - the west and south consist almost entirely of empty plots, some of which contain trees or have been planted with orchards. A little lane runs down through the centre north/south, with a small triangular enclosed patch (market?), beside which the lane does a dog leg. The ridge and furrow plotting abuts the settlement tightly on all sides. A brook runs along the eastern boundary, and there is what looks like a boundary hedge on the southern side. Domesday indicates a valuable village. MWA2359 is the site of shrunken settlement.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Aerial Photograph Transcript
Title: Quinton parish
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1993
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Volume/Sheet: Quinton
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Domesday Book Warwickshire incl Birmingham
Author/originator: Phillimore and Co Ltd
Date: 1976
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Desk Top Study
Title: Comments on villages and towns in the Medieval Settlement study.
Author/originator: Hester Hawkes.
Date: 2002/3
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 1st edition 6" maps. Medieval settlement evaluation.
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1880s
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 50SW 1:10560 1884
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1884
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 50SW
   
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source Domesday Book The Domesday Book was commissioned in December 1085 by William the Conqueror, who invaded England in 1066. It contains records for about 13,000 medieval settlements in the English counties south of the rivers Ribble and Tees (the border with Scotland at the time). The Domesday Book is a detailed record of the lands and their resources that belonged to the king. It also records the identity of the landholders and their tenants. 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 HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument VILLAGE * A collection of dwelling-houses and other buildings, usually larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a simpler organisation and administration than the latter. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument RIDGE AND FURROW * A series of long, raised ridges separated by ditches used to prepare the ground for arable cultivation. This was a technique, characteristic of the medieval period. back
monument BOUNDARY * The limit to an area as defined on a map or by a marker of some form, eg. BOUNDARY WALL. Use specific type where known. back
monument MARKET * An open space or covered building in which cattle, goods, etc, are displayed for sale. back
monument HIDE * A shelter, sometimes camouflaged, for the observation of birds and animals at close quarters. back
monument HEDGE * Usually a row of bushes or small trees planted closely together to form a boundary between pieces of land or at the sides of a road. back
monument ORCHARD * An enclosure used for the cultivation of fruit trees. 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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