Information for record number MWA13436:
Medieval settlement evidence, Church Lane, Middleton

Summary A series of features were identified during evaluation off Church Lane, Middleton. They suggest settlement in the 12th-13th centuries, away from the focus of the original settlement.
What Is It?  
Type: Boundary Ditch, Post Hole, Pit, Oven
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Middleton
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 17 98
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Level of Protection Local
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1 A series of features were identified during evaluation off Church Lane, Middleton. They suggest settlement in the 12th-13th centuries, away from the focus of the original settlement. A large oven, a north-south aligned flat based boundary ditch, a series of pits and post-holes were all recorded, adjacent to the road frontage. They are comensurate with 12th-13th settlement activity, with three of the postholes possibly forming an east-west alignment, parallel to the road and backyard activity. Charred plant remains from four samples of medieval date were selected for assessment. The cereal recovered from the oven was of a spelt wheat variety.
2 A number of features associated with cultivation were attirbued to the medieval period in further excavation on this site. Some of the features previously identified in evaluative work were attributed to the Early medieval usage of this site, including a feature interpreted as a grubenhaus or sunken-feature-building.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Archaeological Report
Title: Church Lane, Middleton, Warwickshire: Archaeological Fieldwork 2013
Author/originator: Jones A
Date: 2014
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: No 13/05
   
Source No:
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Church lane, Middleton, Phase 1 Archaeological Evaluation 2012
Author/originator: Jones A
Date: 2012
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: No 11/16
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Church Lane, Middleton, Warwickshire, Phase 1 and Phase 2 Archaeological Evaluation 2012
Author/originator: Jones, A.
Date: 2012
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 12/12
   
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technique excavation Archaeologists excavate sites so that they can find information and recover archaeological materials before they are destroyed by erosion, construction or changes in land-use.

Depending on how complicated and widespread the archaeological deposits are, excavation can be done by hand or with heavy machinery. Archaeologists may excavate a site in a number of ways; either by open area excavation, by digging a test pit or a trial trench.
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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 FIELDWORK * A usually temporary earthwork or fortification, the latter constructed by military forces operating in the field. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument OVEN * A brick, stone or iron receptacle for baking bread or other food in. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument GRUBENHAUS * A timber building based around a sunken hollow, the floor of which may have been suspended above the hollow to counteract dampness. Grubenhauser are believed to date from the 5th to 8th centuries AD but may be earlier. Use Grubenhauser as plural. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument BOUNDARY DITCH * A ditch that indicates the limit of an area or a piece of land. back
monument PIT * A hole or cavity in the ground, either natural or the result of excavation. Use more specific type where known. back
monument BACKYARD * A small yard attached to the rear of a house or other building. back
monument POST HOLE * A hole dug to provide a firm base for an upright post, often with stone packing. Use broader monument type where known. back

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