Information for record number MWA4167:
Site of Medieval Chapel at Newton

Summary The site of a Medieval chapel is suggested by documentary evidence. The exact location of the chapel is not known but it was situated somewhere in the area of Newton.
What Is It?  
Type: Chapel
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Newton and Biggin
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 53 78
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 A chapel at Newton is recorded in 1535; its site is mentioned in 1616. The rectory or tithes of this were valued in 1535 to 7.6s.8d. The tithes were granted to Thomas Farneham in 1553 and in 1616 the site of the chapel was leased for 21 years to Ralph Smythe.
2 The exact location of the chapel is not known. Finds of sandstone ashlars unearthed after the demolition of a cottage at Newton. This may be part of the chapel. Excavation was not possible, but a photographic record of the stone was made by Rugby Archaeological Society.
3 A chapel existed here in William the Conquerer's time.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 6, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1951
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: VI
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Serial
Title: WMANS no 18 (1975)
Author/originator: Crickmore, J (ed)
Date: 1975
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 18
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Antiquities of Warwickshire
Author/originator: Dugdale W
Date: 1730
Page Number: 9
Volume/Sheet: 1
   
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source WMANS West Midlands Archaeological News Sheet, a publication that was produced each year, this later became West Midlands Archaeology. The West Midlands Arcaheological News Sheet contains reports about archaeological work that was carried out in the West Midlands region in the previous year. It includes information about sites dating from the Prehistoric to the Post Medieval periods. It was produced the Department of Extramural Studies at Birmingham University. Copies are held at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
technique Documentary Evidence Documentary evidence is another name for written records. The first written records in Britain date back to the Roman period. Documentary evidence can take many different forms, including maps, charters, letters and written accounts. When archaeologists are researching a site, they often start by looking at documentary evidence to see if there are clues that will help them understand what they might find. Documentary evidence can help archaeologists understand sites that are discovered during an excavation, field survey or aerial survey. back
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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument CHAPEL * A freestanding building, or a room or recess serving as a place of Christian worship in a church or other building. Use more specific type where known. back

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