1 A will, dated 1530, ordered that a hospital should be built in Astley, but it is doubtful if this was done.
2 Noted.
The possible site of a Post Medieval hospital at Astley. The existence of the hospital is suggested by documentary evidence. The exact location of its site is unknown.
1 ‘Tumulus’.
2 A large tumulus half a mile S of Astley.
3 A ‘tumulus’. The lane is called ‘Windmill Lane’ so this is more likely to be a windmill mound. This ...
The site of a windmill and its associated mound, which was in use during the Post Medieval period. It was situated 400m north of Howe Green.
1 c.1820: A two storied structure of brick, fronted with red sandstone of Strawberry Hill gothic type. A pointed arched entrance at each side. Central gable containing a ...
Astley Castle Stables which were built during the Imperial period. They are situated at Astley Castle, 100m east of Church Lane.
1 Breach Oak Farmhouse
Described by Lovie as Villa with terrace, pleasure grounds, pond and kitchen garden.
Villa with pleasure grounds and kitchen garden.
1 Immediately to the north and east of Astley Castle moated site are the earthwork remains of garden features thought to have been laid out during the 19th century and ...
The remains of gardens at Astley Castle which were laid out during the Imperial period. The garden features are visible as earthworks and are situated immediately north and east of the castle.
Recommended for inclusion on the Register by Lovie.
1 To the NW of the castle is a small fishpond complex.
2 Plan reproduced on OS Card.
3 A complex of fishponds and other water-control features. The group of ...
Several fishponds, used for the breeding and storage of fish, of Medieval or Post Medieval date are visible as earthworks. They are situated 200m north west of Astley Castle.
1 At a point 74m NW of Astley Castle is a mound 20m in diameter.
2 The OS have surveyed this and have suggested that it could be a gazebo mound.
The possible site of a gazebo which was built during the Post Medieval period. The site is visible as an earthwork mound and is situated 500m north of Astley Castle.
1 Site of quarry marked on OS map of 1887.
The site of a quarry which was in use during the Imperial period. It was situated 100m south west of Astley Lane.
1 Site of marl pit marked on OS map of 1887.
The site of a marl pit from which marl was extracted for use as a fertiliser during the Imperial period. It was situated 100m north of Smorrall Lane.
1 Site of quarry marked as ‘stone pit’ on OS map of 1887.
The site of a quarry which was in use during the Imperial period. It was situated 300m east of Astley.
1 Site of pound marked on OS map of 1887.
The site of a pound where livestock was penned. It was in use during the Imperial period and was situated 300m south east of Astley.
1 Site of smithy marked on OS map of 1887.
The site of a blacksmiths workshop which was in use during the Imperial period. It was situated on the east side of Church Lane, Astley.
Astley Castle has a rich and varied history. In 1266 Warin de Bassingburn was granted a licence to enclose the manor house at Astley with a dyke and walls, and ...
Informal schooling in the small agricultural north Warwickshire village of Astley was established by the mid 18th Century. When Lady Elizabeth Newdigate died in 1767 her funeral route was lined ...
1 Duke of Suffolk’s monument. Monument of stone blocks, 1.96m diameter at base and 2.3m high, with inscription ‘On this spot formerly stood a large hollow oak tree ...
The Duke of Suffolk's Monument, a commemorative monument to Henry Gray who reputedly hid in an oak tree on this site to escape capture. The monument was erected during the Imperial period and is situated 500m south west of Astley.