Information for record number MWA9222:
Post-medieval and earlier features to the rear of 16-18 High Street, Warwick

Summary A stone lined well and rubbish pits dating to the medieval period were found behind houses on High Street, Warwick. Several wall foundations of 17th-18th century date were also found.
What Is It?  
Type: Well, Wall, Rubbish Pit
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Warwick
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 64
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 A watching brief at 16 - 18 High Street revealed medieval rubbish pits, potential evidence for copper working, a stone lined well and other stone walls of probable 17th - 18th century date.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Archaeological Recording at 16-18 High Street, Warwick
Author/originator: Palmer S & Gethin B
Date: 2002
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Report 0220
   
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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
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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 HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument RUBBISH PIT * A pit where domestic waste material is deposited. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. 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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