1 Crackley Bridge on its upstream side is a modern single-span concrete structure. The downstream side is sandstone, of much earlier date, but it is impossible to give an exact ...
Crackley Bridge, the remains of a possible Post Medieval bridge. The downstream side is sandstone of an older date than the upstream concrete side. It crosses the Finham Brook north east of Crackley.
1 The Home Grange was the most important grange attached to Stoneleigh manor in 1291. It lay close to, and S of, the Abbey. The site of one of the ...
The site of Home Grange, a farm associated with Stoneleigh Abbey. The grange was situated 200m south east of site of the abbey.
1 Cryfield Grange, situated off the west side of the Kenilworth-Coventry road about half a mile north of Crackley, is an L-shaped house and although almost entirely rebuilt in the ...
Cryfield Grange was almost entirely rebuilt during the Imperial period on its original Post Medieval foundations. It retains some architectural features from its earlier history. It is situated 1km north of Crackley.
1 Cryfield was said to have been the site of a royal residence called the Burystede, which was (presumably during the Anarchy) occupied by a foreign lord who was a ...
The possible site of a Medieval grange, an outlying farm, which belonged to Stoneleigh Abbey. It has also been suggested that this may be one of the original sites of Stoneleigh Abbey. It is situated 1km north of Crackley.
1 In 1564 this village paid a stone of wax yearly for maintenance of the lights in Stoneleigh Abbey. This place has also been depopulated; for, of twelve tenements that ...
The site of a Medieval deserted settlement is known to have existed from documentary evidence. The settlement was located 500m west of Gibbet Hill.
1 There are mill dams at SP2974 and SP3074. The N dam is 1m high with modern mutilation. The S dam is also mutilated. There are no traces of a ...
There is documentary evidence for a watermill at Cryfield Grange from the Medieval to the late Post Medieval period. It was recorded as a fulling mill in 1535. The dam banks remain visible as earthworks, 700m north east of Crackley Wood.
1 Stoneleigh Bridge retains, on its upstream side, much of its Medieval construction of local red sandstone, but the downstream side was added in 1824 during widening operations. It has ...
Stoneleigh Bridge, the remains of a Medieval road bridge, built of red sandstone, and widened in 1844. It is situated 200m northeast of St Mary's Church.
1 Coach Bridge. This bridge was used solely for conveying shooting parties across the Avon. It has no connection with a coaching route or turnpike road. 1951: A bridge of ...
Coach Bridge, a Post Medieval bridge built solely to convey shooting parties across the Avon. It is in good condition but is no longer in use. It is 200m southeast of Deerkeeper's Lodge, Stoneleigh.
1 No trace exists of the bridge which, according to Dugdale, was reported to an enquiry of 1352 as being built by hermits out of alms. It may be the ...
Documentary evidence suggests that this is the site of Cloud Bridge, a Medieval bridge that crossed the Avon at the east side of Stoneleigh Park, immediately downstream of the present bridge. No trace of it remains.
1 In 1086 there were two priests in Stoneleigh and one of them had a chapel at Cloud. The priest was called Edmund the Hermit, presumably because this was a ...
The site of a possible hermitage, a retreat used in this case by a priest. The hermitage dated to the Medieval period. It was situated to the east of Cloud Bridge.
1 A near square homestead moat, the S and W arms of which are waterfilled, the remainder dry. The enclosed area is now occupied by two buildings and there is ...
The site of a moat, a wide ditch surrounding a building, which dates to the Medieval period. It is still partially visible as an earthwork, and is situated 500m east of Black Waste Wood at Stoneleigh.
1 The Deer Park is shown on a map of 1597 (CRO Z139/3b). It is difficult to assess its exact area, but the southern boundary follows a line ...
Stoneleigh deer park, where deer were kept for hunting during the Post Medieval and Imperial periods. It is marked on several maps, the earliest of which dates to 1597. The deer park is located to the south east of Stoneleigh.
1 A lodge is shown on Beighton’s map of 1729 at this approximate location.
2 Also shown on a map of 1766.
3 Externally the building appears to be ...
The site of a lodge which was built during the Post Medieval period. It is marked on several maps, the earliest of which dates to 1729. The site lies within Stoneleigh Deer Park and was most probably used by the game keeper.
1 ‘Coal Pit Close’ marked.
2 ‘Coal Pit Close’ marked.
3 No visible traces during site visit.
The possible site of a Post Medieval quarry or coal workings. It is marked on an estate map dating to 1597. The site is located 500m south of Stareton.
1 This area is known as Pit Close on an estate map from 1766.
2 The pit is still visible, although now flooded and overgrown with trees.
The site of a quarry which was in use during the Imperial period. The quarry is still visible as an earthwork. It is situated to the east of Stoneleigh deer park.
1 This field is known as ‘Kiln Furlong’ on an estate map of 1766.
2 There were no traces to indicate a brickworks when the site was visited.
The site of possible Post Medieval/Imperial brickworks, indicated by a name on an estate map of 1766. No surface evidence survives. The site is 200m east of Stoneleigh Bridge.
1 This is known as Marlpits on an estate map from 1766.
2 Some tree filled pits are still visible.
The site of several marl pits from which marl was extracted during the Post Medieval and Imperial periods. They are marked on an estate map of 1766. The marl pits are still visible as earthworks and are situated 500m north east of Kings Wood.
1 This field is known as ‘Pit Field’ on an estate map from 1766.
2 Some pits are still visible.
The site of a quarry dating to the Post Medieval or Imperial period. Some quarry pits are still visible as earthworks. The quarry was located 800m west of Westley Bridge.
1 This field is known as Pit Close on an estate map 1766.
2 Some pits are still visible but are now tree-filled.
The site of a quarry dating to the Post Medieval or Imperial period. Some of the quarry pits are still visible as earthworks. They are situated in the area of Wainbody Wood.
1 The tenants of Stoneleigh called Sokemen, were compelled every three weeks to do their suit at the King’s Court held for the manor, upon a place called Motslow Hill, ...
The site of a mound that may have been a Medieval meeting place. The mound is situated 300m south of the church at Stoneleigh.
1 Â…part of a field named ‘Cunneyore’? in 1597 the ‘Conery’ in 1749 and ‘Cunnery Close’ in 1766. Thses names suggest that the field was the site of an artificial ...
Possible site of an artificial rabbit warren associated with the South Garden of Stoneleigh Abbey, suggested primarily be place name evidence. There is some doubt about its interpretation as a medieval/post-medieval warren; it has also been interpreted as part of the drain system.
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Medieval Wood formerly The Frith
1 The possible extent of the medieval settlement based on the OS map of 1886, 26SE.
2 The entry in Domesday has the village in Stoneleigh Hundred. The Phillimore edition gives ...
The possible extent of the medieval settlement at Stoneleigh based on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886.
1 A number of earthworks survive, the most siginificant of which may represent the remains of a medieval watermill. There are a number of possible mill pools linked to a ...
A series of earthworks indicate the presence of a watermill. Documentary evidence suggests that the mill may date to the Medieval Period. The site lies 600m south of the National Agricultural Centre.