Information for record number MWA9958:
Finds from Field 17

Summary Medieval-Post Medieval Finds
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Post-medieval (1485 AD - 1603 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Brailes
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 31 40
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 Found while metal detecting on permanent pasture ridge and furrow grassland at a depth of about 9" below the furface. All finds very deep and few and far between in this field. Mostly Georgian and Victorian in date (halfpennies, buckles and buttons), but found two pewter buckles recently that may be tudor in date, aslo a pot leg and part of a bronze vessel of some kiind, which may possibly be medieval.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Treasure Act 1996 - Birmingham Museum and Art Galley
Author/originator: Bolton, A.
Date: 2000
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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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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 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 FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument PASTURE * A field covered with herbage for the grazing of livestock. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. 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

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