Medieval Pottery Production at Chilvers Coton, Warwickshire: Re-Examination of the Archaeological Evidence and the Historic Landscape Context

This study reopens the book on the Chilvers Coton medieval ceramics ‘industry’. It explores the character of the historic landscape where pottery kilns have been found. It examines evidence of land ownership and land use, casting new light on the possible origins of the industry and its context and spatial extent within the medieval landscape. It considers, for the first time, the archaeological evidence of pottery production at Chilvers Coton in the light of revised ceramic dates. In doing so, and although not the initial purpose, the study addresses a major aspect of one of the current regional research aims for Warwickshire, namely: ‘WM21: Reassessment of, and further work on, the Chilvers Coton production site; the Nuneaton industry is large but its extent is not known’ (Irving 2011, 36).