Information for record number MWA9810:
Find of a Saxon brooch fragment in Water Orton

Summary Metal detector find of part of a Saxon brooch
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Anglo-Saxon - Medieval (410 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Water Orton
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 18 90
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
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1 Find of a Saxon brooch fragment by means of a metal detector. Brought in to Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery for identification. Said to have been found in the general vicinity of the footpaths near Junction 4a of the M6.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Finds in Water Orton
Author/originator: David Symons, Birmingham Museums
Date: 1992
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Glossary

 
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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 ART GALLERY * A building in which works of art are displayed, permanently or temporarily. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument MUSEUM * A building, group of buildings or space within a building, where objects of value such as works of art, antiquities, scientific specimens, or other artefacts are housed and displayed. back
monument FOOTPATH * A path for pedestrians only. back

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