Information for record number MWA8986:
Wimpstone Medieval Settlement

Summary The possible extent of the Medieval settlement of Wimpstone, as suggested by documentary evidence.
What Is It?  
Type: Settlement
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Whitchurch
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 21 48
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 The possible extent of Medieval settlement, based on the first edition 6" map of 1884, 50NE.
2 The ridge and furrow plotting of the parish.
3 The first edition map shows a small fairly dispersed village with a large triangular area and also an empty area and an orchard at its centre. The ridge and furrow plotting shows survival that abuts the settlement to the southwest and to the east. Wimpstone lies within the area of the possible location of Newnham Deserted Medieval settlement [WA7024], and Newnham is listed in Domesday, but Wimpstone isn't.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Aerial Photograph Transcript
Title: Whitchurch parish
Author/originator: ARI
Date: 1991
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Volume/Sheet: Whitchurch Parish
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Desk Top Study
Title: Comments on villages and towns in the Medieval Settlement study.
Author/originator: Hester Hawkes.
Date: 2002/3
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Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 1st edition 6" maps. Medieval settlement evaluation.
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1880s
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Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 50NE 1:10560 1884
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1884
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 50NE
   
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Glossary

 
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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
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 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 SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument RIDGE AND FURROW * A series of long, raised ridges separated by ditches used to prepare the ground for arable cultivation. This was a technique, characteristic of the medieval period. back
monument ORCHARD * An enclosure used for the cultivation of fruit trees. back
monument TOWN * An assemblage of public and private buildings, larger than a village and having more complete and independent local government. back

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