1 Geophysical surveys carried out as part of the University of Warwick found a significant anomaly in this location.
A geophysical survey identified a possible archaeological site. The type and date of the site are unknown. It is located to the north of Cryfield Village.
1 Cryfield House Farm was created from part of the Cryfield Grange land, acquired by the Leigh family in 1639. It was formed sometime between 1676 and 1680, and in ...
Cryfield House Farm was established during the Post Medieval period. It was built on land formerly belonging to Cryfield Grange, west of Cryfield Village.
1 About 1154-55 monks at Radmore (Staffs) were granted the right to establish a Cistercian foundation at Cryfield within the royal manor of Stoneleigh, on the grounds that the Cannock ...
The possible site of a Cistercian monastery dating to the Medieval period. The site lies to the west of Cryfield Village.
1 Cut sandstone blocks and a pebble floor surface were observed during alterations to Oaktree Cottage, W of Cryfield Grange.
The site of a building possibly dating to the Post Medieval period and known from the discovery of sandstone blocks and a pebble floor surface. It was situated 800m south east of Roughknowles Wood.
1 An assessment of the archaeological potential of Warwick University’s lands (WA 8344) included the results of a number of fieldwalking sessions, mostly unstructured. In Field D4, 18 flints of ...
Findspot - a flint scatter dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age was found 700m east of Roughknowles Wood.
1 An assessment of the archaeological potential of Warwick University’s lands (WA 8344) included the results of a number of fieldwalking sessions, mostly unstructured. In Field D10, 19 flints of ...
Findspot - a flint scatter dating to the Mesolithic period was found 600m east of Crackley Wood.
1 A possible sandstone bridge was noted at this location during the University of Warwick archaeological assessment.
The possible site of a sandstone bridge of unknown date, observed during an archaeological survey, and located 100m north east of Crackley Wood.
These are my memories of the Recro 80 Festival which took place at Stoneleigh Showground, Kenilworth to celebrate the Queen Mother’s 80th birthday. I was only 10 at the time ...
1 1 Roman brooch & 2 Romano-British coins found c1986.
Findspot - a Roman brooch and two Roman coins were found 500m south west of Stareton.
1 Archaeological observation of drain trenches did not identify any features or finds associated with the deserted medieval settlement.
Findspot - various finds dating to the Imperial period were recovered during archaeological work 400m north east of King's Hill.
Find of seal matrix.
1 Pointed oval type seal matrix (personal seal of William de Brewode) found by metal detector on farmland.
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1 Catalogue entry.
2 A bronze cruciform brooch, Anglo-Saxon, found at Stoneleigh.
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Find of Roman brooch.
1 Catalogue entry.
2 A gilded bronze disc brooch, Roman, found at Stoneleigh.
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1 Archaeological observation of soil stripping in the SE corner of Finham Sewage Treatment Works revealed no archaeological features and no finds were recovered. The supposed location of the deserted ...
The location SP 314 752 is given as the site of a World War 2 heavy anti aircraft artillery. When I visited the site I could find no apparent signs ...
Gibbet Hill Farm House faces the Gibbet Hill road and forms part of a rectangular enclosure comprised of farm buildings with a substantial stone wall to the front . The ...
The old brickyard plantation1 is a triangular piece of woodland in the northwest of the grid square SP 290750, with one face bordering Gibbet Hill Road. Close examination shows some interesting ...
Ticknell Spinney as presently mapped is substantially the same as it was mapped circa 1830, a triangular spinney with one face bordering the road from Stoneleigh to Cubbington. In the ...
I found mention of ‘new’ almshouses in Stoneleigh in the census but had been unable to find them. A national web-site identified a row of promising-looking sandstone buildings as almshouses ...
This delightful row of almshouses stands in the centre of the village of Stoneleigh. It was founded to provide homes for the poor by Sir Thomas and Lady Alice Leigh ...
1 Gravel pit marked on 1886 map.
The site of a gravel pit pit from which gravel was extracted during the Imperial period. It was marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886, and was situated in the southwest corner of Chantry Heath Wood, Stoneleigh.
1 Gravel pits marked on 1886 map.
The site of several gravel pits from which gravel was extracted during the Imperial period. They are marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. The gravel pits were situated 500m east of Millburn Viaduct, Crackley.
1 Rifle butts marked on 1886 map.
The site of rifle butts, a mound or mounds of earth on which targets were mounted. The butts are marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. They were situated at the south west corner of Chantry Wood Heath.
1 LNWR Kenilworth-Berskwell branch marked on 1886 map.
The site of the Kenilworth to Berkswell branch of the LNWR railway, in use during the Imperial period. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886.