Little Wolford Medieval Settlement

Description of this historic site

The possible extent of the Medieval settlement, based on documentary evidence.

Notes about this historic site

1 The possible extent of the medieval settlement based on the OS first edition 6″ map of 1884, 57NW.
2 The 1884 map shows a dispersed village with lots of little fields, but no clear boundary. It is not listed in Domesday and there is no church, but the manor house [MWA3833] dates from the medieval period. A line of trees running north from Glyde’s Well could be the remains of a boundary, and so many little fields suggest shrinkage. MWA3836 is a possible shrunken settlement and MWA7380 is a deserted site. There is no ridge and furrow plotting of the parish so far to make things clearer.

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