Barton on the Heath Medieval Settlement
Description of this historic site
Probable extent of Medieval settlement in Barton on the Heath as indicated on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886.
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Notes about this historic site
1 Probable extent of the Medieval settlement as deduced from the first edition 6″ map, 56SE 1884.
2 In Barcheston Hundred in Domesday. Grid ref 2532. Reference 22,12;-
(Land of Henry of Ferrers) Grim holds 1/2 hide in Barton (on the Heath). Land for 1 plough, It is there, in lordship; 5
slaves; 2 villagers and 3 smallholders. The value is 20s.
3 Hamlet sized in Domesday. The church is originally C12th. The 1884 map shows a fairly dense pattern of building and plots. Ridge and furrow survives except to the NW.
- For the sources of these notes, see the
- Timetrail record
- produced by the Historic Environment Record.
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