Information for record number MWA4033:
Assorted Saxon finds from Bidford on Avon.

Summary Findspot - various Anglo Saxon finds dating to the Migration period were found in the area north of Stratford Road, Bidford on Avon.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Migration (410 AD - 800 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Bidford on Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 10 52
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 A sceatta of the 8th century reported by metal detectorists.
2 An 8th century ornamental fragment of gilded bronze, of openwork design and decorated with a beast, reported by metal detectorists.
3 A sceatta found in 1993. Method of recovery unrecorded
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2422
Author/originator: Seaby W A
Date: 1991
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2422
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2063
Author/originator: Seaby W A
Date: 1990
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2063
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 3102
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1994
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 3102
   
Images:  
An Anglo Saxon coin found in Stratford Road, Bidford on Avon
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
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An Anglo Saxon coin found in Stratford Road, Bidford
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
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source WMEF Warwickshire Museum Enquiry Form. These are forms that are filled in when a person brings an object to Warwickshire Museum to be identified. Amongst the information recorded on the form are details such as a description of the object, where and when it was found, and in some cases a sketch or photographs of it. Copies of the form can be viewed at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

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