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 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 ...
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.