1 ‘Little Moat Close’ marked. Field name comes from Tithe Apportionment map 1748.
2 This document could not be located in the County Record Office.
3 The proximity of three other moats ...
The site of a possible moat, a wide ditch usually surrounding a building. It would have dated to the Medieval period, and was situated 400m west of Goodrest Lodge Moat.
1 A probable moat is visible at the above grid reference on aerial photographs. The site was under crop and could not be investigated.
2 No reference could be found on ...
The site of a possible Medieval moat, a wide ditch surrounding a building. The moat is visible on aerial photographs. A geophysical survey and trial trenching have taken place at the site, which is located 200m west of the Police Headquarters at Leek Wootton
1 The old vicarage was pulled down in 1824.
2 Part of this building is contained in the new one which was built in 1824. This is a regular 3 ...
The site of a vicarage probably dating to the Post Medieval period. It was later pulled down and rebuilt in the Imperial Period. The building is now a private residence at Wootton Paddox, close to All Saint's Church.
1 The two Woodcotes (Upper and Lower) are among the hamlets mentioned by Rous at the end of the 15th century as being completely destroyed.
2 There is nothing visible from ...
Documentary evidence suggests that this may once have been the site of the Medieval settlement of Lower Woodcote. The site lies just south of the Police Head quarters at Leek Wootton
1 Upper and Lower Woodcote are among the hamlets mentioned by Rous at the end of the 15th century as being completely depopulated.
2 Dugdale also mentions these two settlements, but ...
Documentary evidence suggests that this may have been the site of the Medieval deserted settlement of Upper Woodcote. The site is located to the south of the current Police Headquarters.
1 Once a village, now reduced to a single farm according to Dugdale. Rous’ list contains ‘both Wodlows’. The 1:10000 map shows three farms with this name – Upper, Middle ...
The site of the Medieval deserted settlement just west of Middle Woodloes. The site is known from documentary evidence.
1 Rous’s list of depopulated places lists both Wodlows as depopulated. There are three farms with this name, Upper, Middle and North. Beresford says that from the air North Woodloes ...
The possible site of a Medieval deserted settlement as indicated by Beighton's map of 1725. The site of the settlement is located in the area of North Woodloes.
1 A possible moated site, indicated only by a dip in the field. It has the appearance of a site on which the moat has been allowed to fill up, ...
The site of a possible moat, a wide ditch usually surrounding a building, of Medieval date. It is still just visible as an earthwork. It was situated 200m west of Fox Covert, Leek Wootton.
1 Dugdale mentions a mill called Yartford Mill as being part of Hill Wootton, but gives no indication of its location.
2 There is some evidence to suggest there ...
Documentary evidence suggests that this is the possible site of a watermill in use from the Medieval to the Post Medieval period. Sandstone rubble visible in the stream, and alongside, supports this location north of Wootton Spinnies.
1 These two fishponds have man-made banks along the W side which appear to coincide with the Wedgnock Park boundary.
2 Marked as ‘Quarry Site’ on map of Wedgnock Park in ...
The site of fishponds, which were used for the breeding and storing of fish. Their date of origin is unknown, but they are still visible as earthworks. It is likely that they were used during the Medieval period. They are situated 300m south west of Gostee Spinney, Leek Wootton.
1 ‘Windmill Field’.
2 The area now forms the grounds of a house called Stone Edge and there are no traces of a windmill.
There is documentary evidence to suggest that this is the possible site of a Post Medieval windmill. Its location was 300m west of the church, Leek Wootton.
1 Woodcote garden, Leek Wootton.
Lovie reports parkland with boundary planting, 2 lakes, 2 drives, villa-style pleasure grounds with terrace, kitchen garden.
House became County Police HQ 1949; building extended, some new ...
Villa-style pleassure ground with terrae, kitchen garden, parkland, 2 lakes. Becamse Country Police HQ; some new structures in grounds.Recommended for inclusion on Local List by Lovie.
1An agricultural building, part of the Stud Farm complex at Hill Wootton, dating to the 17th century. This barn is of timber framed construction. Photographed prior to conversion.
An agricultural building, part of the Stud Farm complex at Hill Wootton, dating to the 17th century.
1 Finds initially identified as Roman tile (see WA 8282) may be Medieval or Post Medieval.
2 Further Post Medieval tile and pottery recovered on site visit, including 1 sherd late ...
Findspot - tile and pottery sherds dating to either the Medieval or Post Medieval period were found 400m north west of Hill Wootton.
1 Wedgnock park pale survives as an earthwork running NW-SE just to the north of the single arch bridge crossing the Cuttle Brook (WA 7438) and forms part of a ...
Wedgnock park pale, of Medieval/Post Medieval date. It survives as an earthwork which has been designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The earthwork forms the eastern boundary of Wedgnock Park.
1 An ancient single arch bridge constructed of coursed stone rubble, approximately 4m wide.
2 Revision of the scheduling.
A bridge dating to the Medieval/Post Medieval period that crosses Cuttle Brook. It is located 400m north of Nine Acre Plantation.
1 Evaluation of the area around a Medieval moat (WA2567) identified 11th century activity in the form of light industry which took place in the area to the north of ...
Excavation at this site revealed Medieval industrial activity in the form of pits, gullies and burnt material deposits. The site lies underneath the golf course at Fox Covert.
1 An evaluation prior to the development of a golf course at Leek Wootton identified a trackway. The trackway was seen as a gravelly layer at the base of ...
The site of a field boundary dating to the Post Medieval or Imperial period. The boundary survives as an earthwork and lies on the western side of Woodcote.
1 Chesford Bridge is recorded in 1285 when it was in need of repair. It is also recorded in 1313. In 1353 the bridge was not ‘in decay’. In 1370 ...
Chesford Bridge, the site of a Medieval/Post Medieval bridge, for which there is documentary evidence from the 13th century. It crosses the Avon 500m north of Wootton Spinneys.