1 A moat originally enclosed the house but this was partly filled in in the 19th century. The W arm was close to the house and was crossed by a ...
The remains of a water-filled inner moat, a wide ditch that surrounded the 16th century house. It is situated at Compton Wynyates House,
1 The bricks for Compton House were probably made on the spot. Below the house, near the long pond, when laying a drain, workmen came across the remains of open ...
The site of a brickworks, where bricks were made during the Post Medieval period. The site was located 200m north of Compton Wynyates.
1 Two equal aisles about 16m long by 9m broad together, and a W tower about 3.1m square. The main body was rebuilt about 1665, probably on the foundations of ...
The Church of St Mary Magdalene which was originally built during the Medieval period. It was largely restored during the Post Medieval period. The church is situated 100m north west of Compton Wynyates.
1 Dating to c.1600, octagonal brick built dovecote with stone dressings at corners. The building has a tiled roof. A glover is present at the top but ...
Compton Wynyates Dovecote, a building used to house doves or pigeons. It was built during the Post Medieval period and is situated at Compton Wynyates.
1 Sir William Compton began the park in about 1513, when he had a licence to impark certain grounds enclosed at the time and also 2000 acres more land and ...
Compton Wynyates Park, parkland originating as a Post Medieval deer park was converted to a formal garden during the Imperial period. It was situated in the area to the east of Compton Wynyates.
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1 The former village was called Compton Superior. Three people were expelled in 1501 and twenty more when the park was made in 1512. In 1510 Sir William Compton had ...
The Medieval deserted settlement of Compton Wynyates. The settlement is known from documentary evidence and it also partly survives as an earthwork. It was situated 1km north west of Windmill Hill.
1 One 16th century coin and one 17th century coin and medieval pottery
Finds of Medieval and post medieval coins and pottery
1 Systematic walking as part of the Edge Hill Project identified a thin scatter of abraded pottery from the Roman and Medieval periods suggesting manuring for cultivation.
Fieldwalking as part of the Edge Hill Project identified abraded pottery from the Roman and medieval periods, associated with manuring for cultivation. The site is north of Windmill Hill.
1 Find of a very thick medieval floor tile in, or before, 1996. The method of recovery was unrecorded. An eight figure grid reference was given of SP32824265.
2 Finds of ...
Findspot of medieval and post medieval items on Windmill Hill in Compton Wynyates.
1 Compton House was erected by Sir William Compton c1520, allegedly on the site of an earlier Tudor building, but this is not evident in the fabric or the buildings. ...
Compton Wynyates House, a Post Medieval moated manor house. The house was largely restored during the Imperial period. It is situated 1km south of Windmill Hill.
1 Fragment of sword blade of iron found in the moat at Compton Wynyates about 3.96m down in about 1862. This was given to Leicester Museum and transferred to Warwick ...
Findspot - a fragment of a Post Medieval sword blade was found 1km south of Windmill Hill.
1 Fishpond shown.
The remains of a fishpond, where fish were bred and stored during the Medieval period. It survives as an earthwork. It is situated 1km north west of Windmill Hill.
1 A small collection of flint was collected from Windmill Hill. It was examined by Dr Barfield, and considered to be a coherent assemblage of flint different to that used ...
A small collection of flint was collected from Windmill Hill. It was examined by Dr Barfield, and considered to be a coherent assemblage of flint different to that used elsewhere in the region.
1 A stone path led down from the house to the lower end of the pool where the mill stood. An ice-house (PRN 2281) now occupies the site. ...
The site of a watermill and mill pond of Post Medieval date. The mill and the pond were situated at Mill Pond Spinney, 400m north of Compton Wynyeates.
1 Ice house occupies site of a former watermill (see WA 2280).
2 Letter mentioning this article.
A Post Medieval icehouse, a structure built partially underground where ice was stored during the warmer months. The icehouse was situated in Mill Pond Spinney, 400m north of Compton Wynyates.
1 Stone quarry to the north of Broomhill Farm which was disused by 1904….as shown on second edition OS maps, it is not marked on first edition OS maps.
The site of a quarry which was probably in use during the Imperial period. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1906 and was situated 1km south east of Compton Wynyates.
1 That part of Windmill Hill which overlooks Compton House in the extreme north of the parish has been extensively quarried in the past – it is marked on current ...
The site of a quarry which probably dates to the Imperial period. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1906. It was situated on the south side of Windmill Hill.