Oxhill Medieval Settlement

1 The possible extent of the Medieval settlement, based on the first edition OS 6″ map of 1886, 51 SE.
2 Oxhill is listed in Domesday in Fexhole Hundred. The Phillimore edition has a grid reference of 31,45.
Ref 18,5 Oxhill 10 hides. Land for 8 ploughs. In lordship 3; 11 slaves; 20 villagers and 11 smallholders with 7 ploughs. A mill at 16d; meadow, 20 acres. The value was £10; now £11. Toli held it freely before 1066.
3 The first edition map shows an extensive village with little lanes and back lanes, and the church in the southern end close to the parish boundary. It is bounded in the east by the stream, except for the Manor House which is the other side of the stream, and the only building that side, although there are some small fields which look as though they have been settlement sites and are therefore included. The western edge of settlement is less clear, with a few plots west of the main street. The church [WA2089] dates from the C12th, and WA2089 is the site of known medieval settlement. Ridge and furrow plotting has not been done so far for this parish.
4Area of probable medieval settlement enlarged to reflect house plots and platforms visble on LiDAR image.
56 The three areas of earthworks, identified in 4, were noted on Google Earth satellite imagery by the AOC Assessment of Local Services Villages for Stratford-on-Avon District Council in 2012. Therein they are interpreted as being part settlement earthworks and in part land management, but on LiDAR it is clear that they relate to both house plots and platforms.