1 A Starfish site (from Special Fire sites). Fire based decoys like this one were set up following the bombing of Coventry in November 1940 to protect urban sites. A ...
The site of a fire based bombing decoy site from the Second World War known as a Starfish site. Night time fires were created to confuse enemy aircraft and draw them away from their real target. Documentary evidence gives this grid reference 2 km to the east of Halford.
1 Mile Post marked.
The site of a milepost which dated to the Imperial period, and was marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1906. It was located at the east end of Queen Street, Halford.
1 Turnpike road, established by Acts of 1779 onwards. Part of a route from Leicester, the original Acts for which were passed in 1753-4, but which proved too unwieldy to ...
A toll road running from Warwick to Paddle Brook. Travellers would have had to pay a toll to use the road during the Imperial period.
1 Folly, now house. c1790, with later alterations and additions. Limestone ashlar front with squared coursed limestone rubble to sides and rear. Hipped slate roof. Renewed stone lateral stack. 2 ...
Halford folly, a building which was constructed during the Imperial period. It is now in use as a dwelling. The folly is situated 400m south west of the church in Halford.