Holmes, M. (2015). Archaeological excavations at Polesworth Abbey, Warwickshire, 2011 -2013. Northampton: MOLA Northampton. https://doi.org/10.5284/1082085. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological excavations at Polesworth Abbey, Warwickshire, 2011 -2013
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Series:		 MOLA Northampton unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Northamptonshire Archaeology (now MOLA) oversaw three seasons of archaeological excavations in the grounds of St Editha's parish church in Polesworth, Warwickshire. The work was part of a large community project, Dig The Abbey, which saw volunteers participating in the excavation of parts of a former medieval Benedictine nunnery and the post-Dissolution Polesworth Hall which succeeded it (SM 119c). The excavations took place in order to evaluate, inform and mitigate against the impact of planned building works on the site. The site of an ancillary building belonging to the medieval abbey was excavated at the west of the present church. This revealed part of a cemetery possibly associated with the pre-Norman abbey, containing burials radiocarbon dated to the 9th and 10th centuries which was followed by the later medieval building and its post-medieval secular successor. An earth resistance survey failed to find evidence of the building continuing beyond the area of the Scheduled Monument. Excavations within the main abbey compound explored the cloister and parts of the eastern and southern ranges. In the eastern range, these located elements of the chapter house and the reredorter were investigated. In the southern range the possible location of the frater was identified and a sequence of construction and modification was demonstrated. A previously unknown building was located beyond the eastern range and the probable location of the medieval abbey cemetery was identified. Investigation of a large mound (SM 119b) in the churchyard showed that this monument had its origin as a 17th-century prospect mound associated with Polesworth Hall. Overall the excavations helped to establish the layout of the medieval abbey, its construction sequence and its degree of preservation. The post-dissolution history of the site was also characterised.
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Author:		 M Holmes
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Publisher:		 MOLA Northampton
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Warwickshire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2015
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Site: Polesworth Abbey, High Street
County: Warwickshire
District: North Warwickshire
Parish: POLESWORTH
Country: England
Grid Reference: 423650, 302400 (Easting, Northing)
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) BURIALS, SCEAT, PIN (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) ABBEY (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) MANOR, EARTHEN MOUND (Monus)
EXCAVATION (Event)
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OASIS Id: molanort1-252010
OBIB: 15/31
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Note:		 A4, red spine, heat bonded, clear covers
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Created Date:		 22 Oct 2020