1 This land was called Muddiman’s land in an early undated document and the surname could have been associated with clay working. A marlpit is described in the undated document ...
The site of a marl pit, from which a mixture of clay and carbonate of lime was extracted as fertiliser, used during the Medieval period. It is visible as an earthwork and is situated 600m north east of Astley.
1 In a deed dated 1334 a close with a marl pit is called ‘The Old Close’.
The site of a marlpit, from which a mixture of clay and carbonate of lime was extracted as a fertiliser, which dates from the Medieval period. It is situated 500m northeast of Sees Wood,