1 Three fields centred on the above location on an 1810 Estate map are all called “Marlpit Meadow.”
2 There is a pond in the centre of the land now which ...
The possible site of a marl pit, from which marl was extracted during the Imperial period for use as fertiliser. The site is suggested by documentary evidence. It is located 100m east of Crab Tree Spinney.
1 Fishponds marked.
4 The pond is full of water and very overgrown around the edge.
A fishpond that was used for storing and breeding fish during the Medieval or Post Medieval period. It is visible as an earthwork and is situated 200m west of Wolvey Bridge.
1 A rectangular fishpond is marked on the 1889 6″ OS map.
2 Marked on the 1903 OS map as ‘Old Fishpond’.
3 Still filled with water, and has retained its original ...
A fishpond used for storing and breeding fish. It dates back to at least the Imperial period and is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1889. The fishpond is visible as an earthwork and is situated 100m west of Wolvey Bridge.
1 Built in 1889, but the staircase and some oak panelling were re-used from the earlier hall, which was rebuilt in 1677. In one of the windows there are some ...
Wolvey Hall, a country house that was built during the Imperial period. It is situated 200m north west of the church at Wolvey.
1 In the grounds of Wolvey Hall, close to the road, is Jacob’s Well, with the ruins of a masonry well-head piled over it. Among the stones is a carved ...
The site of Jacob's Well, a well that dates to the Post Medieval period. It was situated north of Hall Road, Wolvey.
1 ‘RC Chapel’ marked.
2 A brick building with a single bell, still standing and in good condition, though no longer used for its intended purpose.
A Roman Catholic chapel associated with Wolvey Hall. The chapel was built during the Imperial period. It is situated north east of Wolvey Hall.
1 ‘Brick Kiln Close’ marked.
2 The site is now mainly under a motorway junction.
The site of a brickworks where bricks were made during the Imperial period. It is marked on an estate map of 1818. The site lies 200m north west of Leicester Grange Farm.
1 Windmill Close marked.
2 A mound, ploughed-out but distinct, survives on the site. This is now 0.5m maximum height.
The site of a windmill dating to the Imperial period. The windmill is marked on an estate map of 1818. The windmill mound survives as an earthwork. The windmill was situated 300m south west of Five Lane Ends.
1 Three fields marked on an 1818 estate map are called Sand Pit Close, Sand Pit Close and Marl Pit Close.
2 There is no indication of the site today.
The possible site of a quarry dating to the Imperial period. The site is suggested by documentary evidence and is situated 300m south of Wolvey.
1 ‘Brick Kiln’ field marked.
2 There is now no sign of the site.
The site of a brickworks where bricks were made during the Imperial period. The brickworks is marked on a map of 1857. The site is located to the west of Wolvey Wolds.
1 The site of a watermill can still be traced. A watermill was given to the Abbey of Leicester by Geoffrey L’Abbe about 1143. This was confirmed in 1240. This ...
Anker Mill, a watermill that was in use between the Medieval and Imperial periods. It is known from documentary evidence. The mill was situated on the River Anker, 500m north east of Bramcote.
1 An extensive water complex including fishponds (PRN 5473).
2 Illustrated as a moated site.
3 A large pond on the course of the possible moat still exists and is filled with ...
The site of a probable Medieval moat, a wide ditch usually surrounding a building. It is partially visible as an earthwork, and is situated 300m south east of Anker Bridge, Wolvey.
1 Dugdale records that N from Wolvey lies Copston Parva, now a depopulated place and only known by the name of Copston Fields. Here was a chapel (PRN 5474). Area ...
The site of the Medieval deserted settlement of Copston Parva. The settlement is known from documentary evidence. It was situated 1km east of Wolvey Heath.
1 Bronze celt in the Bloxam collection resembling in form that figured in Sir John Evans’ Bronze Implements. Also bronze palstaves.
2 The two objects referred to above are almost certainly ...
Findspot - a Bronze Age axehead or palstave was found in the area north east of Wolvey.
1 Chancel, nave, N and S aisles, W tower and S porch. Apart from the S doorway nothing remains of the 12th century church. Rebuilt in the early 13th century ...
The Church of St John the Baptist was Medieval in origin. It was extensively repaired in the Imperial period, with various additions. The church is situated 100m south of Wolvey Bridge.
1 Lady Smyth was burnt at a stake near the Hermitage on Wolvey Heath. The country people to this day show the place. About 100 yards S of the Hermitage ...
The possible site of a Post Medieval punishment place where Lady Smyth was burnt at the stake. The site is suggested by documentary evidence and is situated to the south of Wolvey Heath.
1 From Ryton a road runs E, crossing the Anker by the ‘stone horse bridge called Goose Bridge’ in 1659. The repair of this bridge caused disputes between Wolvey and ...
The site of a Post Medieval bridge which is known from documentary evidence. The bridge was situated on Bulkington Road, 500m west of Wolvey.
2 Possible Neolithic/Bronze Age ring ditch shows on aerial photographs.
3 A very slight trace of a possible mound in this location exists. This is of uncertain diameter and not more ...
The site of a possible ring ditch of Neolithic or Bronze Age date. It is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs. The site is located 400m north of Smockington Lane.
2 Possible Neolithic/Bronze Age ring ditch shows on aerial photographs. This appears to have a central pit.
The site of a possible ring ditch of Bronze Age or Iron Age date. It is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs. The site is located 300m north of Smockington Lane.
1 Site 138, SP 448 898, Wolvey, near site no 123 (WA 3597). Rectangular enclosures with at least two circular features within.
3 The aerial photographs of WA 3597 do not ...
The possible site of an enclosure which is visible as a cropmark. It is of unknown date. The site is located 300m north of Smockington Lane.
1 AR unit 1 – 25 AD. When and how the coin was unrecorded but a six figure grid reference of SP439885 was given, with the location at Heathcote Farm.
Late Iron Age coin found on Wolvey Heath
1 Find of two Roman coins in November/December 1993 at Wolvey Lodge Farm at SP442877. The method of recovery was unrecorded.
Find of two Roman coins in the area of Wolvey Lodge Farm.
1 Find of a silver penny of Edward I and a groat of Edward III in November/December 1993 at Wolvey Lodge Farm, SP442877.
Find of medieval coins in the Wolvey Lodge Farm area at Wolvey.
1 A possible burial mound. The site does not appear on aerial photographs, but was observed by a member of the public in 1995.
The possible site of a burial mound of unknown date which is situated to the south of Five Lane Ends, Wolvey.