Information for record number MWA12136:
Churchyard of St Mary and All Saints Church, Fillongley

Summary The churchyard of St Mary and All Saints Church, Fillongley
What Is It?  
Type: Churchyard, Vault, Lych Gate
Period: Medieval - Modern (1066 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Fillongley
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 87
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
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1 An 18th century brick built vault revealed after collapse at SP28128717 (see EWA9019), probably as the result of inserting marble monuments and associated cremation urns. vault measured 2.44 x 2.13 x 2.10m and constructed with double thickness walls. Suggestions of another vault to the east. vault contained two coffin shaped compartments.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Watching Brief Report
Title: St Mary and All Saints Church, Fillongley, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Rob Jones
Date: 2006
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period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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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 modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument CREMATION * A funeral rite in which the human body is burnt, usually on a pyre, leaving fragmentary charred or completely combusted remains. Often found buried, occasionally in a container associated with grave goods. back
monument COFFIN * A chest made of stone, wood or lead, used to enclose a dead body. back
monument URN * A garden ornament, usually of stone or metal, designed in the the form of a vase used to receive the ashes of the dead. back
monument VAULT * An underground room or building with an arched roof, often used as a burial chamber. Use wider site type where known. back
monument LYCH GATE * A covered gateway, at the entrance to a churchyard, where during a funeral a coffin could be set down until the vicar arrived. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument CHURCHYARD * An area of ground belonging to a church, often used as a burial ground. back
monument WALL * An enclosing structure composed of bricks, stones or similar materials, laid in courses. Use specific type where known. back

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