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Findspot - Medieval pot, Ufton

Summary Findspot - a pot or jug with a handle dating to the Medieval period was found 100m west of the church, Ufton.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Ufton
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 37 62
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 The jug or handled pot was found by the sexton, digging a grave in 1904. It was at a depth of about 1.5m and near it were several large stones - fragments of local limestone. It was found in a nearly upright position and, except for a small hole in one side made by the pick, is quite perfect. It is 20cm high and 16cm in diameter. The spot where it was found is SSE of the chancel about mid-way between the chancel and the road. The pot is well made with a flat base and neat handle. It was considered that the pot was Roman, but a Medieval date appears more probable.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: TBAS vol 54
Author/originator: Chatwin P B
Date: 1929
Page Number: 65-66
Volume/Sheet: 54
   
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source TBAS Transactions of the Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society is a journal produced by the society annually. It contains articles about archaeological field work that has taken place in Birmingham and Warwickshire in previous years. Copies of the journal are kept by the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
period Roman About 43 AD to 409 AD (the 1st century AD to the 5th century AD)

The Roman period comes after the Iron Age and before the Saxon period.

The Roman period in Britain began in 43 AD when a Roman commander called Aulus Plautius invaded the south coast, near Kent. There were a series of skirmishes with the native Britons, who were defeated. In the months that followed, more Roman troops arrived and slowly moved westwards and northwards.
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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 STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument GRAVE * A place of burial. Use more specific type where known. 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 WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. back

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