Site of Medieval Hermitage at Wolvey Heath
Description of this historic site
The site of a Medieval hermitage is suggested by documentary evidence. The site is located at Wolvey Heath.
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Notes about this historic site
1 Vestiges of a moat, a pool with an old house within it, are visible and mark the site of a Medieval hermitage.
2 Giles de Astley in 1394-5 admitted William de Soregham to a hermitage on Wolvey Heath. His great grandson William presented John Iddegeard to the hermitage in 1501.
3 A modern house stands on the site of the hermitage. There is no sign of the moat today: the present owner said the previous occupants had filled it in.
- For the sources of these notes, see the
- Timetrail record
- produced by the Historic Environment Record.
Comments
A Dorothy Smith/Smyth was said to have been burnt at the stake near here after been found guilty of murdering her husband, Walter of nearby Shireford manor.
Source: “Historic Warwick” by Tom Burgess
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