1 A gentleman of Bridge Street, Barford, has found a 14th century Nuremburg token at Thelsford Priory.
Findspot - a token dating to the Medieval period was found in the parish of Wasperton. The exact location of the findspot is unknown.
1 In 1086 a mill is recorded. References also occur to this mill in the 17th, 19th and 20th centuries. The mill operated until the early 1950s and restoration of ...
Charlecote Mill, a watermill recorded in the Domesday Survey and in written sources from the Post Medieval to the Modern periods. The present building dates to the 18th century, with two undershot water wheels, and two sets of milling machinery. It was restored in 1978.
1 Site of the priory of Thelsford. Of the building there are no remains above ground, but at Wasperton Manor House is a stone coffin found on Thelsford Farm.
2 Formerly ...
The site of Thelsford Priory, a Medieval priory for which there is documentary evidence. Excavation work has provided evidence of the extent of the site and of the materials used for building. The site is 1km south east of Wasperton.
1 In Rous. ‘Long since depopulated’ (Dugdale). The Lucys acquired the manor in 1492.
2 Site unknown (?). Period of desertion known, but documentary evidence inferior in quality (1).
3 There are ...
The possible site of the Medieval deserted settlement of Hunscote. The site is suggested by documentary evidence. The site is located 400m south east of Middle Hunscote Farm.
1 ‘Old Town’.
2 ‘Deserted Village?’ said to have been explored by one of the Lucys. Medieval pottery found November 1958 by Alan Dyer. NB Lucys had a key and ?skeletons ...
The site of the Medieval deserted settlement at Charlecote. Remains of the settlement are visible as earthworks which include three house platforms and a hollow way. It is located 150m south east of Charlecote Park House.
1 During the excavation of the Church (PRN 6275) in 1966 a small area of robbing trenches was emptied; they contained 16th-17th century pottery.
2 In 1972 an area of post-Dissolution ...
Archaeological excavation discovered several ditches, or robbing trenches, dating to the Post Medieval period which contained pottery from the 16th and 17th centuries. The site is located 700m south east of the church, Wasperton.
1 Vague vegetation marks show on air photographs.
2 The features showing on air photographs are the remains of a water garden constructed in c.1682 at the instigation of Sir Thomas ...
The site of a water garden that was constructed around 1682 for Sir Thomas Fairfax Lucy. The garden was destroyed in the 18th century during the remodelling of the garden by Capability Brown. They were situated to the north of Charlecote Park house.
1 Mill pond, incorporated into WA1114 (mill).
The dam, sluice, race and pond associated with Charlecote watermill. They date to the Post Medieval period, and are situated to the west of the restored mill, 300m north east of the church at Hampton Lucy.
1 The walled ha-ha at Charlecote Park formed part of the garden redesign by Capability Brown in the 1760s. There was a second wall in the 19th century.
2 The ...
A walled ha-ha dating to the 18th century with a later partial rebuild. It was part of the Capability Brown redesign of the 1760s.
1 Ford referred to as ‘Theulisford’ (?thief’s ford) c1205.
2 Map illustrating position.
The site of a ford referred to in Medieval documents and known as 'Theulisford' or Thelsford. It is located 700m south east of the church, Wasperton.
1 Cobbled surface likely to be a Post Medieval field entrance.
A cobbled road of Post Medieval date, which is likely to belong to the entrance to a field. It is located 1.2km north east of Charlecote.
1 Charlecote deserted Medieval village is listed as a site for which a prima facie case can be made out, but as yet no definite evidence. Rous says ‘almost all ...
The site of a possible deserted settlement at Charlecote dating to the Medieval period. The settlement lay close to the Medieval church. It is possible that the village was moved to create the park. There is documentary evidence for the depopulation of the village.
1 Excavated in 1966. The church was built entirely of stone.
2 The church was located to the E of the site. It was cruciform with cloisters in the SW ...
Archaeological excavation revealed the church at Thelsford Priory which was built during the Medieval period. It had a cloister and appears to have been constructed of limestone and sandstone. Some floor tiles were still in place. It was situated 700m south east of Wasperton.
1 Excavation in 1966 indicated that the priory covered 1.7 ha and was bounded on the S and W sides by a large ditch or moat, onthe E by the ...
The site of a possible moat, a wide ditch usually surrounding a building, at Thelsford Priory. Excavation has uncovered its design and extent. It is situated 150m south west of Theslford Bridge, Charlecote.
1 The only surface indication of the Priory prior to excavation was a large fishpond. A deep area on the N of the site, close to Thelsford Brook, may be ...
A Medieval fishpond used for the breeding and storage of fish. It survives as an earthwork. The site has been part excavated, and is situated at Thelsford Priory Charlecote.
1 Excavation in 1966 indicated that about half the area of the Priory precinct was covered by buildings which were either entirely of timber, or with stone footings to support ...
Archaeological excavations uncovered a series of monastic buildings from the Medieval period. Many of them were constructed of timber. Finds included roof tiles, a coin and pottery all dating to the Medieval period. The site is located 700m south east of Wasperton.
1 Excavation in 1972 to the W of Thelsford Priory produced a sequence of five ditches. One was probably Prehistoric (PRN 5172), but the others were probably contemporary with the ...
A field system dating to the Medieval period was identified from aerial photographs. On excavating the site, archaeologists discovered several ditches. The site is located 800m south east of the church, Wasperton.
1 The Lucy’s had a key and skeletons in stone coffins are said to be in their museum.
2 The site was dug by one of the Lucys. The only member ...
The site of burials dating to the Medieval period which are known from documentary evidence. It is possible that they were found in around 1860, but their present whereabouts is unknown. The site is located 1km south west of the church, Charlecote.
1 According to Dugdale, the house was built in the first year of Elizabeth I’s reign (1559-60). The house was originally made up of a main block one room ...
Charlecote Hall, a Post Medieval (Tudor) house at the heart of Charlecote Park. The house lies 350m south west of St Leonards Church.
1 Charlecote House was begun in 1558 for Thomas Lucy; at this period the house was surrounded by formal gardens and a deer park. The park was remodelled by Capability ...
A landscape park dating to around 1757 and designed by Capability Brown, though some redesigning was undertaken in the 19th century. The features include a ha-ha, clumps, a lake and a lodge. Kitchen garden. Charlecote Park is marked on the Ordnance Survey maps from 1886.Recommended to review Register entry by Lovie.
1 Listed as a deer park. Acreage – 253 acres.
2 Deer represented on a drawing of the house and grounds dating from 1722. The present park is 210 acres with ...
The site of a deer park and formal gardens at Charlecote Hall which date from the Post Medieval period. An illustration from the 18th century shows parterres and avenues in the formal gardens that were recreated during the 19th and 20th centuries.