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Findspot - Migration or Early Medieval clay loomweights

1 Anglo-Saxon loomweights found before 1940 in S extension to cemetery, Cemetery Superintendent. Now in Tamworth Museum, Birmingham Museum and Warwick Museum. 2 Saxon loomweights from SW corner of cemetery. The ...

Findspot - clay loom weights dating to the Migration or Early Medieval period were found 200m west of Sheepy Road, Atherstone.
Fishpond 100m S of Wroxall Abbey

1 Fishpond marked.

A Medieval fishpond used for the breeding and storage of fish. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1926, and remains visible as an earthwork. It is situated 100m south of Wroxall Abbey.
Site of Possible Moat 100m NW of Church

1 Moat marked. 2 Described as a fishpond. Osier and reed-filled, it attains a maximum depth of 0.9m. 3 The pond has been entirely filled in by the present owner to build ...

The site of a possible Medieval moat, a wide ditch surrounding a building. It is no longer visible as an earthwork but was situated 100m north west of St John the Baptist's Church at Honiley.
Moat at Moat Cottages (formerly Moat Farm), Honiley.

1 Near to Honiley is Moat Farm, mentioned in 1597 as Mottehouse or the Motehouse. The house has 17th century framing. The E and part of the N sides of ...

A Medieval moat, a wide ditch usually surrounding a building, is still visible as an earthwork at this site. It is situated 500m north of Clattyland Wood, Honiley.
Haseley Park

1 Haseley Park may have been made by Sir Thomas de Cherlecote, who obtained a grant of free warren in 1267, or by his father Sir Thomas. Sir George Throckmorton ...

Haseley Park, a Medieval deer park, where deer were kept for hunting. The deer park was situated to the north east of Hatton Green.
Haseley Mill

1 There was a mill at Haseley in 1086 and there were two watermills by 1632. Information on ownership exists for the C19 and the mill closed c1900. The mill ...

The site of Haseley Mill, a watermill which was in use from the Medieval period until the Imperial period. The mill pond is still visible as an earthwork. The site is located 500m north of the church at Haseley.
Haseley Green Earthwork Remains of DMV

1 In the field which is centred at the above grid reference there are a series of earthworks which ‘approximate to those left by deserted settlement’. These continue in the ...

The possible site of a deserted Medieval settlement. The remains are visible as earthworks and the site is located at Haseley Green.
Site of Windmill 300m SE of Firs Cottage

1 At approximately the above grid reference. Haseley Green (Windmill Field 1728 and Haseley Tithe map 1841). Medieval (or later). Post mill. 2 No recognisable surface features.

The site of a windmill, possibly of Medieval or later date. The windmill is marked on maps of 1728 and 1841. The site is located 400m south of Haseley Green.
Possible Deserted Medieval Settlement at Baddesley

1 Deserted Medieval village in Rous’ list as ‘for the most imparked’. But it is still not destroyed, though the settlement is small. 2 Poor archaeology (C), period of desertion known, ...

The possible site of an area of Medieval deserted settlement at Baddesley Clinton. The remains of the settlement are visible as earthworks. The site is located 100m north west of St James's Church.
Site of Cuckow Chapel at Rykmersbury Deserted Settlement

1 There was a chapel at Beausale in the 13th century in honour of St John the Evangelist. It was endowed with the field called Rykenylesbury. It is also recorded ...

The possible site of a Medieval chapel suggested by documentary and place name evidence. The chapel was probably associated with the deserted settlement of Rykmersbury. It was located 2km west of Leek Wootton
Possible Medieval Mill Dam 600m SW of Fernhill Farm

1 A probable mill dam was found at the above grid reference. 2 Bank up to 2.1m high on NE side and 2.4m on SW side. 3 A large earthwork straddling the ...

The possible site of a mill dam dating to the Medieval period. It is visible as an earthwork. It is located 300m west of Rouncil Lane.
Site of Earthwork, W of Palefield Coppice, Haseley

1 Earthwork visible on aerial photograph. 2 This site appears only as an earthwork on an aerial photograph of 1956: now the land has been ploughed and there are no surface ...

The site of a possible settlement or field system which is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs. The site is located 1km north east of Haseley.
Wedgnock Park

1 Wedgnock is one of three parks attached to the Castle of Warwick, which are marked on maps of Saxton and Speed. John Rous, who died in 1491, states that ...

The site of Wedgnock Park, a Medieval deer park. It was situated 1km north east of the Central Hospital, Warwick.
Possible Site of Rykmersbury Deserted Settlement

1 Rous lists this destruction. Victoria County History Vol 3 places the village elsewhere (PRN 2654) and Beresford supports this. 2 The Victoria County History does not give the above location. 3 ...

The possible site of Rykmersbury Medieval deserted settlement. The site lies 500m south east of Beausale.
Site of Atherstone Friary

1 House of Augustin Friars founded by Ralph Lord Basset of Drayton in 1375. Church and buildings took some time to complete; a legacy was given in 1383 towards their ...

The site of Atherstone Friary, an Augustinian Friary that was built during the Medieval period. It was situated 150m south of Friary Road, Atherstone.
Baginton Castle

1 A castle, probably rebuilt by Sir William Bagot c1397, although there appears to have been a castle here before this. Henry, Duke of Hereford (later Henry IV), was entertained ...

The remains of Baginton Castle which is Medieval in date. The motte and bailey, as well as the moat, are still visible as earthworks. The remains of the stone keep, which was built during the 14th century, are also visible. The castle is situated to the west of Baginton.
Site of Migration Cemetery 500m E of Baginton Church

1 Burials were found in the course of the working of Hall Pit. The cemetery probably also extends into the Hall grounds and SW of Hall Pit. Most of the ...

The site of a cemetery containing Anglo Saxon cremation burials and inhumations dating to the Migration or Early Medieval periods. Brooches, tweezers, and buckles were amongst the objects found with the burials. The cemetery was situated to the east of Baginton.
Baginton Mill

1 A mill at Baginton is recorded in 1086. In 1545, Francis Goodere owned a mill called ‘overcorne myll’, which probably stood on this site. Information on ownership exists for ...

Baginton Mill, a watermill that dates back to the Medieval period. It continued to be used through to the Imperial period. It is situated 100m east of Baginton Bridge. Some of the mill buildings are still standing, whilst other remains are visible as earthworks.
Church of St Mary, Atherstone, North Warwickshire

1 Chancel, central tower, transepts, nave and aisles. The chancel is 14th century or 15th century but is probably on the foundations of the 12th century chapel of the alien ...

The Church of St. Mary which was originally built during the Medieval period. The nave and chancel were rebuilt during the Imperial period. It is situated on Sheepy Road, Atherstone.
Site of Shrunken Medieval Settlement

1 During the excavation of the castle trial holes were dug at various likely places without producing evidence for other buildings. There were however traces of buildings between the church ...

The site of a Medieval shrunken village. The remains of house platforms and a hollow way are visible as earthworks. The site is located to the east of Baginton Castle.
Site of a Medieval Cross at Willoughby

1 Parliamentary troops passing through the village after the battle of Edge Hill are said to have tried to pull down the ancient cross, from which they were dissuaded by ...

The site of a Medieval cross. The existence of the cross is known from documentary evidence. During the English Civil war the Parliamentarian troops tried to pull it down. The exact location of the cross is unknown but it stood somewhere in Willoughby.
Crop Mark Enclosure 500m S of Crazy Pit Spinney

2 Crop marks or earthworks of enclosures and linear features show on aerial photographs. Ridge and furrow is also in evidence. The relationship of the features to the ridge and ...

Enclosures, linear features and an area of ridge and furrow which are visible as cropmarks and earthworks. The features may be Medieval in date and are situated 500m south of Crazy Pit Spinney.
Medieval earthwork bank

1 On the footway from Willoughby to Grandborough about a furlong W of the church is a long bank of earth, seemingly thrown up for the purpose of fortification. 2 There ...

The site of an earthwork bank, possibly of Medieval date. The bank might form a defensive earthwork. Alternatively, it might be associated with a nearby moat. The bank is situated 100m south west of the church at Willoughby.
Kites Hardwick Shrunken Medieval Settlement

1 Rous’ list has a Kyght Herdwyck. Sites with this name exist in both Tysoe and Leamington Hastings. Beresford considered that Rous’ site was probably the Tysoe settlement. 2 In the ...

The Medieval shrunken village of Kites Hardwick. The village is known from documentary evidence and some features are visible as earthworks. The site is located to the south of Kites Hardwick.