Information for record number MWA1734:
Findspot - Migration period spearhead

Summary Findspot - an Anglo Saxon spearhead, dating to the Migration or Early Medieval period, was found near Cock Bevington.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Anglo-Saxon (410 AD - 1065 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Salford Priors
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 05 52
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
Source Number  

1 Cock Bevington. A Saxon spearhead turned up by the motor plough in the field opposite the farm house. It was approximately where there had been a hedge recently. The spearhead had a rather long point, the socket had been broken, the beginning of the open side being just visible. It was proposed to send the spearhead to Warwick Museum.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Bibliographic reference
Author/originator: Chatwin P B
Date:
Page Number: O-V
Volume/Sheet: Notes
   
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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 HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. 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
monument HEDGE * Usually a row of bushes or small trees planted closely together to form a boundary between pieces of land or at the sides of a road. back
monument FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back

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