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Burials, Polesworth Abbey Cloister, Polesworth

Summary Four monastic burials were uncovered in trial trenches along the north and east sides of the former cloister of Polesworth Abbey. They were Medieval in date.
What Is It?  
Type: Burial
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1499 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Polesworth
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SK 26 02
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
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1 The remains of four in-situ burials were found during trial trenching during restoration works to the north and east walls of the abbey cloister. The burials were cut into the natural at c 1.26m depth. They are thought to be the remains of lay benefactors to the abbey.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Excavation Report
Title: Polesworth Abbey Cloister: Trial trenching & recording of masonry repairs
Author/originator: Palmer N and Jamieson E
Date: 2001
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Report No 0128
   
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Glossary

 
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technique Trial Trench A small regular hole that is usually square or rectangular in shape. Archaeologists dig trial trenches to discover if there are any archaeological remains at a particular location. See also excavation. 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 ABBEY * A religious house governed by an abbot or abbess. Use with narrow terms of DOUBLE HOUSE, MONASTERY or NUNNERY. back
monument CLOISTER * A covered walk, walled on one side and usually arcaded on the other, surrounding or partly surrounding an open area in a monastery or similar complex of Christian buildings. back
monument BURIAL * An interment of human or animal remains. Use specific type where known. If component use with wider site type. Use FUNERARY SITE for optimum retrieval in searches. back
monument WALL * An enclosing structure composed of bricks, stones or similar materials, laid in courses. Use specific type where known. back
monument WORKS * Usually a complex of buildings for the processing of raw materials. Use specific type where known. back

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