Information for record number MWA2365:
Granary at Burmington Farm

Summary The site of a brick-built and timber framed granary dating from the Medieval period. It is situated 200m south east of the church at Burmington.
What Is It?  
Type: Granary, Timber Framed Building
Period: Medieval - Post-Medieval (1066 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Burmington
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 26 37
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 East of the Church and south of Burmington Farm stands a traditional type of granary. It is brick built and timber-framed, standing on staddle stones. A ball finial crowns the pyramid-shaped roof.
2 Photographed in 1983.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwickshire Villages
Author/originator: Cave L F
Date:
Page Number: 96-97
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Photograph
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: PWF
Date: 1983
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 3835
   
Images:  
A granary at Burmington
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1983
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source SMR Card Sites and Monuments Record Card. The Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record began to be developed during the 1970s. The details of individual archaeological sites and findspots were written on record cards. These record cards were used until the 1990s, when their details were entered on to a computerised system. The record cards are still kept at the office of the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. 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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monument VILLAGE * A collection of dwelling-houses and other buildings, usually larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a simpler organisation and administration than the latter. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument STADDLE STONE * Mushroom-shaped stones used to raise the floor of barns, granaries etc. above ground level, to prevent vermin gaining access to stored grain and fodder. back
monument TIMBER FRAMED BUILDING * A building constructed with a basic timber framework; between the members are panels which can be infilled with timber, wattle and daub, plaster, brick or other materials. back
monument GRANARY * A building, or first-floor room in a building, for the dry and secure storage of grain after it has been threshed and winnowed. 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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