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TILE
Unique ID: BH-F045A3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Part of a handmade ceramic floor tile, dating from the Medieval period.
The surviving fragment is subrectangular, with parts of three original straight sides remaining. On its longest intact side the lower third has been angled inwards, towards the flat base. The tile is evenly fired, pinkish-orange and has occasional large stone and grog inclusions, plus frequent sand temper. The edges of the tile are heavily abraded.
Length: 132mm; width: 105mm; thickness: 36mm. Weight: 656.3g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1066
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 132 mm
Width: 105 mm
Thickness: 36 mm
Weight: 656.3 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 10th May 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 14/86
Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Kensworth (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL0418
Four figure Latitude: 51.85091584
Four figure longitude: -0.49150009
1:25K map: TL0418
1:10K map: TL01NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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