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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.
Site of Watermill to W of Baddesley Clinton Hall

1 Field centred on SP1971 is labelled Mill Meadow and a field centred on SP1971 is labelled Mill Field. 2 A mill probably existed in this vicinity, although no surface indications ...

Documentary and place name evidence suggest that this is the site of a watermill dating to the Post Medieval period. It was located 100m southwest of Baddesley Clinton Hall.
Possible Quarry site at Baddesley Clinton

1 On the 1699 map of Baddesley Clinton parish, a field at this location was marked as Marl Pit Close. 2 On the 1841 tithe map it had been altered ...

The possible site of a marl pit, from which marl was extracted during the Post Medieval period. The site is suggested by place-name evidence and is located 700m west of Baddesley Clinton.
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.
Alder Mill, Atherstone

1 There was a mill in Atherstone in 1633 and it may have stood on this site. Various owners are recorded in the 19th century and 20th century. In 1849 ...

The site of Alder Mill, a Post Medieval watermill which was situated 120m south of Fieldon Bridge.
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.
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.
Baginton Fulling Mill

1 In 1545 Francis Goodere owned ‘Netherwalke myll’ at Baginton situated ‘below the place where the castle once stood’. A fulling mill is recorded in 1656. It continued as a ...

Baginton Fulling Mill, a watermill that was in use from the Post Medieval period onwards. The watercourses associated with the mill are still visible as earthworks. The mill was situated 1km south west of Baginton.
Site of Possible Post Medieval Watermill at Baginton

1 It is not clear whether a watermill called an ‘edge tole mill’ in 1545 was another mill or if the corn mill had been temporarily converted for grinding tools.

The possible site of a Post Medieval watermill is suggested by documentary evidence. The watermill is supposed to have been located somewhere in the area of Baginton.
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.
Site of Poss Post Medieval Watermill at Princethorpe

1 In 1580 the appurtenances to the manor of Princethorpe included two mills and a fishery in the Leam.

Documentary evidence from the Post Medieval period records two mills at Princethorpe. This is a possible site of one of the mills.
The Holdings N of Home Farm, London Road

1 Aerial photographs. 2 Aerial photographs show ridge and furrow and also a disturbed appearance of the ground; there are also pools, possibly the result of quarrying. Site inaccessible due to ...

Aerial photographs have identified an area of ridge and furrow cultivation with disturbed ground and ponds which are probably the result of quarrying. Of Medieval/Post Medieval date, these features are situated at The Holdings, Dunsmore Heath.
Possible Deserted Medieval Settlement

1 Aerial photographs. 2 Aerial photographs and site visit revealed a field with distinctive evidence of Medieval settlement. At the N end of the field are good remains of ridge and ...

The site of a Medieval deserted settlement and field system. The remains are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs. The site is located to the west of the Fosse Way at Stretton on Dunsmore.
Wolston Mill

1 This mill may have stood on the site of the mill at Brandon which is recorded in 1086. The head race to the mill leaves the river opposite the ...

Wolston Mill, a watermill that was built in the Medieval period. It continued to be used until the end of the Imperial period. The mill buildings were later demolished. It was situated 600m south west of St. Margaret's Church, Wolston.
Shrunken Medieval Settlement at Wappenbury

1 A field centred at the above grid reference and lying within the Wappenbury earthwork contains traces of village earthworks and ridge and furrow. The NE corner contains ridge and ...

The site of an area of shrunken village at Wappenbury, dating to the Medieval period. Earthworks are visible on aerial photographs and these include several house platforms and hollow ways, as well as ridge and furrow.
Ridge and Furrow nr Hill Farm Cottages, Wappenbury

1 The field at this location showed remains of ridge and furrow, and a possible hollow way or headland extending right around the E and N sides of the field. ...

Ridge and furrow, which are the earthwork remains of a field system, that was used during the Medieval and Post Medieval period. A trackway is also visible as an earthwork. The site is located at Wappenbury.
Ridge and Furrow adjacent to Wappenbury Hall

1 The field at this location contained classic ridge and furrow earthworks: it now lies across the modern road from the ridge and furrow described in WA 2985 but was ...

Ridge and furrow, which are the earthwork remains of a field system, that was used during the Medieval and Post Medieval period. The site is located at Wappenbury.
Eathorpe Mill

1 Little is known of the early history of this mill, except that John Tew was the miller in 1670. It is marked on Yates’ map of 1787-9, and again ...

Earthorpe Mill, a watermill for which there is documentary evidence from the Post Medieval to the Imperial period. Only the mill building survives and this has been converted for office use. It is located at the north of Eathorpe.
Remains of a watermill, Hemlingford Mill, Kingsbury

1 There was a mill in Kingsbury in 1086, valued at 9s 4d. In the 12th century it was granted to Polesworth Abbey and remained a possession of the Abbey ...

The remains of Hemlingford Watermill. Documentary evidence indicates that it was built in the Medieval period and went out of use during the Imperial period. The site lies 150m south east of Hemlingford Bridge.
Ditchford Frary Deserted Medieval Settlement

1 In Rous ‘tres Dishford’ (ie three settlements called Ditchford). One of them was probably near the present Lower Ditchford Farm in a bend of the Paddle Brook, where the ...

The site of the Medieval deserted settlement of Ditchford Frary. The remains of trackways are visible as earthworks. The settlement site is located east of Lower Ditchford.
Hollow Way to W of Cherry Orchard Farm

1 Ditch. ?Medieval moated enclosure. 2 This feature is a hollow way with a branch to the N. Its course continues the line of an existing road and obviously represents a ...

A Medieval hollow way which is situated south west of Stretton on Fosse.
Grandborough Mill

1 In 1086 the mill at Grandborough was worth 16d. Two watermills were recorded in the late 13th century. By 1531 the watermill was attached to the manor of Thomas ...

Grandborough Mill, a watermill which was originally built during the Medieval period. The Medieval mill building was replaced during the Imperial period. This building is still standing but has been converted into cottages. It is situated 400m north east of Grandborough.
Possible Water Mill near Grandborough

Possible watermill in vicinity of Grandborough. 1 A deed of 1280 mentions two watermills, Cuttole and Baggole in Grandborough Parish. 2 One of these was probably Grandborough Mill (WA 3018). 3 There is ...

Documentary evidence suggests that there was a watermill in the area of Grandborough in the Medieval period. A sluice is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1884, but any traces of a mill have now gone.