Negative watching brief.
1 A watching brief carried out on the construction of a new slurry pit at this location revealed no archaeological features or finds.
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1 The Medieval settlement at Wolvey can be traced from the Ordnance Survey 6′ map.
2 The Medieval settlement at Wolvey is a mixture of planned and unplanned development. Planned ...
The Medieval settlment of Wolvey was held partly by the abbey at Combe. Development of the village centred around the church and the market place.
1 The location of the market place can be seen on the Ordnance Survey 1st edition map of 1887.
2 The medieval market at Wolvey was granted to the Abbot of ...
The Medieval market at Wolvey was granted to the Abbot of Combe in 1327. The abbey had held land in Wolvey since at least 1235. The former market place is called the Square today.
Stone tools found in the glacial deposits of the area are of Palaeolithic type but as they are casual surface finds, little can be interpreted from them. These glacial soils, ...
The Domesday Book of 1086 indicates that there were pre-Norman settlements at Stretton Baskerville, Burton Hastings, Copston, Withybrook, and Wolvey. This record tells us that the land in Wolvey (Ulveia) ...
The length of time involved in an apprenticeship – often seven or even ten years – inevitably meant that there were problems, some more serious than others. The records cared ...
1 Turnpike road or toll road administered by Trust established by Act of 1812, powers periodically renewed until 1878.
The site of a toll road whose upkeep was paid for by the extraction of a toll from travellers. The toll road was in use during the Imperial period. It ran between Rugby Bridge and Hinckley.
5 Ridge and furrow cultivation transcribed from air photographs.
Medieval ridge and furrow cultivation in the parish of Wolvey. The ridge and furrow survives as an earthwork in some areas. In other areas it is visible on aerial photographs.
1 Site of fish pond marked on OS map of 1886.
The site of a fishpond, used for breeding and storing fish. It dates back to at least the Imperial period and is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. The site is located 100m west of Wolvey Bridge.
1 House marked.
2 House marked.
3 Nothing else is known of the history of the house.
4 Marked as Wolvershill on Speed’s map of Warwickshire (1610)
The site Wolvershill Hall, a Post Medieval house. It is marked on a map of 1725 and was situated 500m east of Bramcote.