Quartzite unifacial chopper-core from Wolvey
Two possible round barrows, circular mounds of earth usually built to conceal a burial. The barrows are thought to be of Bronze Age date. They are partially visible as earthworks and are situated 400m east of Hinckley Road.
The site of a Post Medieval post mill, a windmill mounted on a post. It is known to have existed from documentary evidence. It was located 300m south west of Wolvey Heath.
The Medieval market at Wolvey was granted to the Abbot of Combe in 1327. The abbey had held land in Wolvey since at least 1235. The former market place is called the Square today.
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