1 In the hills at the rear of Welcombe Lodge are extensive trenches known as the Dingles, which take the form of a T with somewhat zigzag limbs. The stem ...
The Dingles, earthworks which are probably the result of quarrying. They are within the Welcombe Golf Course.
1 Bishopton Church was demolished in 1836 (MWA6261) and a new church built on a different site.
2 Rebuilt from designs by Joseph Lattimore.
3 Nave and chancel in one. 1836 by ...
The site of the Church of St Peter which dates to the Imperial period. The church was located in Bishopton. The building has been demolished but the graveyard remains.
1 Clopton Tower. ?Early 19th century. Ashlar. A substantial octagonal tower of three stages, each lighted by one window, with parapet and finger turret.
2 Polygonal, with Tuscan columns and pediment.
3 ...
Clopton Tower, an architectural folly which dates from the Imperial period. It stands 140m north east of Dugdale Avenue, Stratford on Avon.
2 There was a corn mill here by 1550. In about 1670 it was demolished and an iron forge built by Francis Watts. After about 1730 the mill seems to ...
Clifford Mill, 600m north of the church, for which there is documentary evidence from the late Medieval period. It became a forge in the Post Medieval period, and then reverted to a corn mill. The present building dates from 1853 and a chimney of auxiliary steam power survives.
2 A mill is known to have existed at Alveston since 966 and in the Domesday survey there were three mills. In 1240 there were two mills and a mill ...
Alveston Mill, the site of a watermill for which there is documentary evidence from the early Medieval period. Derelict by 1886, it was demolished in the 1940s. Only a weir survives. The mill was 400m north east of the church.
1 Find of Roman pottery in Brueton Field, The Oaks Farm.
2 Excavations 1937. Finds in New Place.
Findspot - fragments of Roman pottery were found in Tiddington.
1 Find of worked flint flakes from Ryon Hill. Seven grey/black and beige ?worked flint flakes, 34 natural flakes.
Findspot - worked flint flakes which could date from the Early Neolithic to the Late Bronze Age. They were found at Ryon Hill, 2km north east of Stratford on Avon.
1 In 1676 a bridge was built over the brook in the Rother Market, which remained open until the 1780s.
The site of a Post Medieval bridge built in 1676 over the brook in Rother Market. It was in use for just over 100 years. The site was at the west end of Wood Street.
1 In 1316 Clopton is mentioned as a hamlet of Bishopton.
2 The manor house still stands, but there is no field evidence of a deserted settlement.
Documentary evidence suggests that there may have been a Medieval settlement at Clopton, which was later deserted. The site lies to the north of Stratford on Avon.
1 Clopton House – at the rear of the garden is a succession of small fish ponds.
2 Only one fishpond remains and it is situated in an overgrown part of ...
The earthwork remains of an ornamental fishpond, probably part of a 17th century garden. It is situated 100m north east of Clopton House.
1 The name cannot be linked to desertion. The depopulation is listed in Rous, but not spoken of by Dugdale. The site lay on the banks of the Stour opposite ...
The site of a deserted settlement called Ruin Clifford which dated to the Medieval period. It is known from documentary evidence and some earthworks are visible. The site is located to the north of Clifford Chambers.
1 A coin of Constantine (AD307-37) was found in a garden in New Place. The site is on the corner of Church Street and Chapel Street opposite New Place Corner. ...
Findspot - a Roman coin of Constantine was found opposite New Place in Church Street, Stratford on Avon.
1 Deserted Medieval village Crofts Fields.
2 This area is now occupied by allotments.
3 The VCH mentions the inclosure of Shottery Fields which lie just to the west of the area ...
The possible site of a deserted settlement dating to the Medieval period and located 650m south east of the church, at Shottery.
1 Tumulus at ‘The Hill’
2 The area has recently been landscaped for a golf course, no tumulus was seen.
3 Dated to the Bronze Age.
The site of a possible Bronze Age round barrow. The site is now part of the Welcombe golf course, east of Stratford upon Avon.
1 The name cannot be linked to desertion. The depopulation is listed in Rous, but not spoken of by Dugdale. The site lay on the banks of the Stour opposite ...
An alternative site of the deserted settlement of Ruin Clifford which dated to the Medieval period. This site lies 700m north of Clifford Chambers.
1 The maze is shown.
2 Now destroyed.
3 The maze is still visible although it is no longer tended and is overgrown. The house is mid 19th century and the maze ...
The site of a maze dating to the Imperial period, which is shown on an Ordnance Survey map of 1917. It was located to the north east of the Welcombe Road, Stratford on Avon.
1 Clopton House dates from the reign of Henry VIII. A moat ran in front of it and some excavations undertaken in 1830 resulted in the discovery of some relics.
2 ...
The site of Clopton House moat, a wide ditch surrounding a building. It dates to the Post Medieval period, and is situated 500m north west of Clopton Tower.
1 The chapel of St Peter at Bishopton was endowed in the reign of King John (1199-1216). The old chapel was pulled down and rebuilt in 1836 (MWA5304).
2 Duplicate of ...
The site of the chapel of St Peter dating to the Medieval period, which was pulled down and rebuilt in the Imperial period. It was situated north of The Avenue, Bishopton.
1 1982-3: Excavation in advance of redevelopment. The earliest ditch contained a Dobunnic quarter-stater, another probably similar coin was found elsewhere on the site. Pottery from this area consisted of ...
Possible Iron Age features, including ditches, were identified during archaeological work. Fragments of pottery and coins were found. The finds and features suggest that this may be the site of an Iron Age settlement. It located on the north side of the Tiddington Road.
1 1982-3: Excavation of c12 burials of 4th century date, singly and in clusters alongside the roads.
Burials of late Roman date were found north of the Tiddington Road, on the west side of Tiddington. Dating is probably late 3rd - 4th century but an Anglo Saxon date cannot be ruled out.
1 1980: Excavation of Roman settlement (PRN 4466) produced evidence for Iron Age settlement. These consisted of two areas of pits and gullies, one in the NE of the excavated ...
Evidence of Iron Age occupation was found during archaeological work. There were two areas of gullies and pits containing domestic rubbish. The site lies under the NFU carpark at Tiddington.
1 1980: Excavation of Roman settlement (PRN 4466) produced evidence for burials on the edge of the settlement. About 35 burials were excavated – about six were cremations, half in ...
An archaeological excavation in 1980 uncovered a Roman cemetery. Burials and some cremations were found but they included very few grave goods. The site now lies under NFU car park in Tiddington.
1 1983: Small trench excavated to locate a trackway (PRN 4468) revealed pits and a ditch. To the S was a more extensive series of pits. Two of the pits ...
An area of Roman settlement at Tiddington excavated in 1983. Features identified included pits and a corn drying kiln. The site lies to the north east of the National Farmers' Insurance Union building.
1 A coin from the 15th century recovered from a garden.
Findspot - a Medieval coin was found in a garden in the Shipston Road area of Stratford upon Avon.