Site of Medieval House at Finbury

Description of this historic site

Documentary evidence suggests that there was a Medieval house at Finbury. The site lies 600m north west of Chantry Heath Woods.

Notes about this historic site

1 In Stoneleigh there was a house called Fynborgh. It was given by Henry I [1100-1135] to William his Falconer. The same house is recorded at the time of Richard II [1377-99].
2 ‘Great Finborough’, ‘Middle Finborough’ and ‘Far Finborough’ marked near to a barn called Finbury. JMM calls this a DMH.

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