1 A wood of 40ha. Much of the wood is demarcated by a woodbank, in places very sinuous, of Medieval type, with later additions to the south-west, north and north-west ...
Princethorpe Great Wood, a Medieval (possibly earlier) managed woodland. The woodland comprises: woodbanks; ridge and furrow cultivation; and probable evidence of ancient management.
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It is not clear why the Benedictine nuns chose Princethorpe in Warwickshire. The site certainly had (and still has) attractive features: it was raised up, surrounded by ...
Princethorpe College, which is located in a former Benedictine priory, owes its existence to the French Revolution. However, its story really begins in the 17th century.
On 13th May 1630 Marie Granger ...
Here are some more snippets from the Royal Leamington Spa Courier and Warwickshire Standard newspapers. In this post, we are looking at a few articles published in the October 1914 ...
Continuing Julie Barnett’s recollections of her wartime childhood, from Warwickshire County Record Office ref. CR 3913/1.
The large Convent
‘The Benedictine Priory, which was situated on a hill outside the village, was ...
Continuing Julie Barnett’s account of her childhood from Warwickshire County Record Office ref. CR 3913/1.
‘My next school was at Princethorpe, about two miles from Eathorpe. In my childhood, Princethorpe was ...
18th and 19th centuries
The inn was originally three cottages built in the late 18th century (according to a recent owner). The old photograph shows the inn with the Fosse Way ...
1 Reservoir marked on 1886 map.
The site of a reservoir which was in use during the Imperial period. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. The reservoir was situated 200m north of Princethorpe College.
1 Smithy shown on 1886 map.
The site of a blacksmiths workshop where iron was worked during the Imperial period. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. It was situated at the end of Sheep Dip Lane, Princethorpe.
2 Three sides of a cropmark enclosure show on an AP.
Three sides of an enclosure are visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs. The enclosure is of unknown date. It is situated 800m south west of Princethorpe.
1 A scatter of Roman coins brought to the Museum for identification, 16 coins in total, 3rd – 4th century in date.
2 The grid ref given on the enquiry form ...
Findspot - a scatter of Roman coins was found 800m south west of Princethorpe.
St Cuthbert’s Church stands by the Fosse Way in the small village of Princethorpe. It was consecrated for worship in 1959 and used regularly until the last service was held ...
I first arrived in the village of Princethorpe in the summer of 1954 as a seven year old. My Late father had just finished his career in the Royal Navy ...