1 Finds of fragments of brick and tile including box flues, together with numerous potsherds. Method of recovery unrecorded. General grid reference given of SP25954435.
2 Roman potsherds including Samian ware ...
Finds of Roman brick, tile and potsherds including mortaria on Halford Hill which suggest Roman activity, or possibly occupation, in the area.
1 A Starfish site (from Special Fire sites). Fire based decoys like this one were set up following the bombing of Coventry in November 1940 to protect urban sites. A ...
The site of a fire based bombing decoy site from the Second World War known as a Starfish site. Night time fires were created to confuse enemy aircraft and draw them away from their real target. Documentary evidence gives this grid reference 2 km to the east of Halford.
1 Find of a belt buckle in 1996 at Halford Bridge. The exact grid reference was not given and the method of recovery was unrecorded.
2 Find of a lead vessel ...
Find of items from the medieval period at Halford Bridge
1 Find of a clay pipe bowl in Halford in 1997. No grid reference was supplied and the method of recovery was unrecorded.
Find of a clay pipe bowl from the post medieval period in Halford. The exact location is unknown.
1 Find of a medieval buckle on Halford Hill in July 1993. There was no specific grid reference given nor was the method of recovery recorded.
2 Find of a medieval ...
Find of medieval metal items on Halford Hill.
1 Mile Post marked.
The site of a milepost which dated to the Imperial period, and was marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1906. It was located at the east end of Queen Street, Halford.
1 Roman coin found by a gentleman while digging in his garden: Coin of Philip the Arab.
Findspot - a Roman coin was found in Stour View, Halford.
1 Turnpike road, established by Acts of 1779 onwards. Part of a route from Leicester, the original Acts for which were passed in 1753-4, but which proved too unwieldy to ...
A toll road running from Warwick to Paddle Brook. Travellers would have had to pay a toll to use the road during the Imperial period.
1 Chancel, nave with N porch, S aisle, and a tower W of the aisle. Nave of c1150, as shown by the chancel arch and two doorways. Chancel possibly 13th ...
The Church of St Mary which was originally built during the Medieval period. Alterations were made to the building in later periods. The church is situated opposite the end of Queens Street, Halford.
1 The old manor house, dating, in part from the early 17th century, is situated to the north of the church.
2 The old manor house is L-shaped and of two ...
Halford Old Manor House dates back to the Post Medieval period. It is situated 200m north east of the church at Halford.
1 At Halford Bridge is a small enclosure with a slight mound and a ditch, at one time, no doubt, filled with water by the river. It is known as ...
The possible site of a Medieval motte and bailey castle. The motte is still visible as an earthwork. Documentary evidence mentions a castle at Halford in the Medieval period. The site lies 100m north west of the church.
Remains of a watermill.
1 A mill is recorded in 1176, 1279, 1521, 1544, 1564, 1684 and 1685. Information on ownership exists for the C19 and early C20. It is thought ...
Halford Mill, the remains of a watermill for which there is documentary evidence from the Medieval to the Imperial period. The present building is of stone, and the mill house adjoins it at the west end of Mill Lane, Halford.
1 The ford from which Halford took its name is to be found downstream from Halford Bridge (WA 2286) and to the north west of the motte and bailey castle ...
The site of a Medieval ford, from which Halford takes its name. A hollow way runs down towards the ford, which is located 200m north west of the church.
1 Opposite the former Bell coaching inn – now called Halford Bridge Hotel – is the oldest bowling green in the county and one of the five oldest in the ...
The site of a baiting place, where cock fighting took place during the Post Medieval and Imperial periods. It was situated on Main Street, Halford.
1 Folly, now house. c1790, with later alterations and additions. Limestone ashlar front with squared coursed limestone rubble to sides and rear. Hipped slate roof. Renewed stone lateral stack. 2 ...
Halford folly, a building which was constructed during the Imperial period. It is now in use as a dwelling. The folly is situated 400m south west of the church in Halford.
12 In November 1790, three skeletons were found lying from N-S, with a bed of limestone above and below, about 0.76m below the surface. The most careful burial of the ...
The possible site of an Anglo Saxon cemetery. Several burials, dating to the Migration period, were found. They contained grave goods, including a spearhead and a sword. The burials were situated to the south west of Halford Bridge.
1 A field called ‘The Stones’ has long been worked as a quarry. Potter recorded the recollections of the parish road man who died in 1905 concerning the quarry. When ...
The possible site of a Roman settlement. Roman coins and a possible hearth were found during quarrying. The site is located 500m north east of Halford.
1 A tetradrachm of Aurelian (AD273) from Alexandria found in a field to the W of Halford Old Bridge.
Findspot - a Roman coin was found 200m south west of the church at Halford.
2 Air photo shows linear features which possibly represent two sides of an enclosure.
Linear features are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. They may represent two sides of an enclosure. The feature are of unknown date. They are situated 800m north east of Halford.
1 Air photograph.
2 Air photograph shows cropmark in field – now under grass – immediately to the south of ‘Stepmoles’. Nothing was seen on surface during site visit. Compiler was ...
A feature, possibly a pond, is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs. It is of unknown date. The site is located 500m east of Halford.
1 S of Halford at the above grid reference. Romano British coins 3rd century.
Findspot - coins dating to the Roman period and found 500m north east of Tredington.
1 Stone barn, conversion works were started so very little functional evidence apparent for the building.
Stone barn, conversion works were started so very little functional evidence apparent for the building.
12 A large rectalinear cropmark enclosure visible on Google Earth imagery measuring c.120 by 100m was identified by the AOC Assessment of Local Services Villages for Stratford-on-Avon District Council in ...
A well-defined cropmark enclosure evident on Google Earth imagery.
12 Slight earthworks of a possible trackway or watercourse running southwards from Upper Tysoe were identified from LiDAR imagery by the AOC Assessment of Local Services Villages for Stratford-on-Avon District ...
The slight earthworks of a possible trackway or watercourse are visible on LiDAR imagery and on a number of satellite photographs.