Information for record number MWA997:
Site of Umberslade Cross

Summary The site of Umberslade Cross, a Medieval/Post Medieval wayside cross for which there is documentary evidence but no precise location.
What Is It?  
Type: Cross, Wayside Cross
Period: Medieval - Post-Medieval (1066 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Tanworth in Arden
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 13 71
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 "Umberslade crosse which was a very stately stone crosse with a very high pillar of stone ye foundation of it is yett to be seene, it is upon a greene bank as one goeth to Umberslade Hall at ye end of Brownes Greene. I doe think one William Archer built" [included in a list of parish crosses compiled by Sir Simon Archer, 1581-1662, probably during the Civil Wars].
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: The Story of Tanworth in Arden
Author/originator: Burman J
Date: 1930
Page Number: 5
Volume/Sheet:
   
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Glossary

 
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technique Documentary Evidence Documentary evidence is another name for written records. The first written records in Britain date back to the Roman period. Documentary evidence can take many different forms, including maps, charters, letters and written accounts. When archaeologists are researching a site, they often start by looking at documentary evidence to see if there are clues that will help them understand what they might find. Documentary evidence can help archaeologists understand sites that are discovered during an excavation, field survey or aerial survey. 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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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 CIVIL * This is the top term for the class. See CIVIL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument WAYSIDE CROSS * A cross erected by the side of the road. back
monument CROSS * A free-standing structure, in the form of a cross (+), symbolizing the structure on which Jesus Christ was crucified and sacred to the Christian faith. Use specific type where known. back

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