Information for record number MWA826:
Stocks to NE of Ufton Church

Summary The village stocks in which an offender's wrists and/or ankles were held as a punishment. They probably date to the Medieval or Post Medieval period, and are situated behind the north wall of St Michael's Church, Ufton.
What Is It?  
Type: Punishment Place, Stocks
Period: Medieval - Post-Medieval (1066 AD - 1750 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: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 To the NE of the church just behind the church wall are some repaired ancient stocks.
2 Village stocks.
3 Partially hidden by undergrowth, but in good condition.
 
Sources

Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwickshire Journal
Author/originator:
Date: 1938-4
Page Number: 10
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: LBL
Author/originator: DoE
Date: 1955
Page Number: 27
Volume/Sheet: Southam Rural
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: PJA
Date: 1979
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 1234
   
Images:  
The village stocks at Ufton
Copyright: E. Wilson
Date: 2003
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The village stocks at Ufton
Copyright: E. Wilson
Date: 2003
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Ufton Stocks
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1938
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source LBL Listed Building List. Buildings and structures, such as bridges, that are of architectural or historical importance are placed on a list. Buildings placed on the list are protected through various planning and conservation acts which ensure that their special features of interest are considered before any alterations are made to them. The Listed Buildings List is compiled and maintained by English Heritage. It includes details of where the building is, when it was built, a description of its appearance, and any other special features. back
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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period Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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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 CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument PUNISHMENT PLACE * A site where acts of corporal and capital punishment were carried out. back
monument STOCKS * An instrument of punishment, in which the offender was placed in a sitting position in a timber frame, with holes to confine the ankles and wrists between two planks. back
monument WALL * An enclosing structure composed of bricks, stones or similar materials, laid in courses. Use specific type where known. back

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