1 Before 1880 a pumping wheel had been erected just below the site of the old mill on the Avon. The building and machinery have survived though no longer in ...
The site of a pump house which was in use during the Imperial period. It was situated near Stoneleigh Abbey.
1 “Stoneleigh Park” first appears on a map from 1787, but is shown as the area of the deer park – (WA 2865) – not the area around the Abbey. ...
Stoneleigh Abbey Park, a landscape park dating to the Imperial period. The park is marked on various maps, the earliest of which dates to 1787. Some of the features of the park are visible as earthworks. It is situated to the north east of Thickthorn Wood.
3 A number of enclosures, probably representing buildings, show on air photographs, reference 1. An army camp is shown in this location on air photograph reference 2 and the crop ...
Several enclosures are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. They probably represent the remains of modern buildings. The site is located to the west of Tantara Lodge.
1 A footbridge is marked.
2 There is a modern concrete bridge at this crossing-place.
The site of a footbridge over the River Sowe, 200m northeast of Stoneleigh Close. It dates to the Imperial period, and is marked on an Estate map of 1766. The present structure is modern.
1 This is called “Washford Meadow” on an 18th century map, but no fording place is shown.
2 It is also called “Wahsforde” on the annotated map, but no reference is ...
The possible site of a ford dating to the Imperial period. The site lies 1km south west of Stoneleigh.
1 This field is called ‘Marlpits’ on a map from 1766.
2 Traces of pits here and in surrounding fields are still visible.
The site of several marl pits from which marl was extracted during the Imperial period. The marl pits are marked on an estate map of 1766. Some of them are still visible as earthworks. They are situated 500m north east of Wainbody Wood.
1 Footbridge across the River Sowe marked.
2 Footbridge not marked.
3 There is nothing left of it now.
The site of a footbridge from the Imperial period which was marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. It crossed the River Sowe 300m west of the church at Baginton.
1 A watermill once stood on a millrace built between two sides of a bend in the Finham Brook at the above NGR.
2 Nothing can be seen of the mill ...
The site of a watermill which was in use during the Imperial period. The mill race is still visible as an earthwork. It is situated north of Dale House Lane, on the outskirts of Kenilworth.
1 Stoneleigh village pound was here, between river and road. The fence survived in 1941. JMM February 1951.
2 No trace visible when the site was visited.
The site of a pound, used for penning livestock during the Imperial period. It was located to the south of Stoneleigh Bridge.
1 The fields close to this grid reference are known as Marlpit Meadow on an estate map from 1766. Another field at SP3371 is known as Pit Close on ...
The site of a marl pit from which marl was extracted during the Imperial period. The name 'Marl Pit Meadow' is marked on an estate map of 1766. The site lies 700m south east of Stareton.
1 ‘Brick Kiln Spinney’ marked.
2 The site retains the same name on current maps. There are no surface indications.
The site of brickworks and tile works dating to the Imperial period. They are marked on a map of 1766. No surface evidence remains, and the location is immediately south of Hares Parlour, Stoneleigh.
1 This field is known as ‘Pit Field’ on an estate map from 1766.
2 Some pits are still visible.
The site of a quarry dating to the Imperial period. 'Pit Field' is marked on an estate map of 1766 and some of the pits are still visible as earthworks. The site is located 100m east of Ticknell Spinney.
1 ‘Brick Kiln Furlong’ marked at SP3472, ‘Kiln Furlong’ at SP3372.
2 There are no surface indications.
The site of possible brickworks and tile works dating back to at least the Imperial period. They are indicated on a map of 1766, but no surface evidence remains. The location is southwest of Chantry Heath Wood, Stoneleigh.
1 A bridge is marked.
2 The present bridge is iron, probably late Victorian, and is still usable.
An iron footbridge from the Imperial period, on the site of an earlier bridge. It is marked on a tithe map of 1843. The footbridge crosses a loop of the Avon, 300m southwest of Stoneleigh Abbey, and is still usable.
1 2 The remains of a heavy anti aircraft battery. The control building survives in good condition and three of the battery structures are visible as earthworks on the ground, ...
The remains of an anti aircraft battery from the Second World War.The control building survives and earthworks of three battery structures. The site is 500m southwest of Finham Bridge.
1 The site of a heavy anti aircraft installation, H66, first mentioned in 1942, and not listed in June 1942 as equipped with permanent large calibre guns or with radar.
2 ...
The site of a heavy anti aircraft battery dating from the Second World War and identified from documentary evidence. It was located north west of Ticknell Spinney, Stoneleigh.