1 1875: Two workmen digging for gravel found several skeletons and Anglo Saxon weapons. Burgess watched the progress and noted that the graves were 0.8m deep, not more than 0.3m ...
The site of an Anglo Saxon cemetery dating to the Migration period which was discovered in 1872. Many finds including brooches, amber beads, a sword and shield bosses were found with the human remains. It was located 500m west of Leafield Bridge.
1 In Warwick Museum is a remarkable brooch found near the railway at Emscote Road. It is sometimes called the Myton brooch. It was discovered about 1852 by a labourer ...
The site of an Anglo Saxon cemetery dating to the Migration period. The cemetery was discovered by work men in 1852 and again in 1921. The Myton Brooch (now in Warwick Museum) came from here. The site lies between Mercia Way and the River Avon, Warwick.
1 Near the Priory are old sandstone quarries in which the rock has been quarried vertically to about 9m. In the exposed face of this escarpment ‘several curious excavations may ...
The site of a Roman Cemetery. Cremations in Romano-British pottery urns were found at a site on the north side of Priory Road, Warwick, during an excavation.
1 Trial trench evaluation prior to the erection of three new buildings, access road and associated works recorded a probably 19th century cow burial and post-medieval plough marks.
Post-medieval agricultural activity, consisting of post-medieval plough marks and a probably 19th century cow burial, was identified during trial trenching. The site is located at Old Tree Nursery, Stratford Road, Longbridge.
1 Two trenches were dug and at least 10 graves were revealed, generally aligned south-west to north-east. Four distinct rows of graves were identified in Trench 2. No complete skeletons ...
10 undated inhumations which can reasonably be asserted to have been part of the medieval cemetery on the south side of the church of St Lawrence.
1 Human remains have been found on a number of occasions. Bodies were disturbed and reburied during the construction of prefab houses on the site in the Second World War. ...
Excavations have revealed a possible Medieval cemetery associated with the Medieval chapel and hospital of St Johns. The cemetery lies underneath flats at St Johns, Warwick.
1 2 Warwick Cemetery, Birmingham Road, Warwick.
Lovie reports a regular plan with a pair of chapels, lodge (on Birmingham Road), and states that it is probably the best planted and ...
Regular plan cemetery with pair of chapels. 19th century planting of trees survives.
Recommended for inclusion on Local List - as key site - by Lovie.
1 The church was granted to St Mary’s College in 1123 and was united with it in 1367. It apparently continued in use as a church for some time after ...
The site of the Medieval Church of St Lawrence. It was united with St Mary's in 1367 and ceased to be a church some time after this date. The churchyard was rediscovered in 1839 during road widening. It stood in West Street, Warwick.