1 Stands on the site of a Cistercian monastery founded in 1150. 1581 The Heningtons of Exton took up residence and were responsible for converting the original house into ...
Site of a country house once occupied by the Heningtons of Exton. The site lies in Combe Abbey Country Park.
1 Undated linear located by geophysical survey (resistivity and magnetometry), undertaken in order to locate a former walled enclosure in the area of a proposed new car park.
Undated linear located by geophysical survey undertaken in order to locate a former walled enclosure in the area of a proposed new car park. The site is immediately north of the Abbeygate, Coombe Abbey.
1 Three trial trenches were excavated within the existing car park area in connection with a planning application for a proposed new extension to the hotel. The trial trenches ...
Trial trenching revealed walls associated with a former 19th century kitchen block. The kitchen block was known to have been demolished in the 1920s. The site lay west of the Abbeygate buildings at Coombe Abbey.
1 The remains of a post-medieval circular, brick-built icehouse were identified during the excavation of trial trenches prior to the proposed new extension to the hotel. The walls were ...
The remains of a post-medieval circular, brick-built cistern were identified during the excavation of trial trenches. The site lay west of the Abbeygate buildings at Coombe Abbey. This was originally interpreted as an icehouse.
1 A 14th century ditch or gully from the monastic phase of the sites use was identified during trial trenching prior to the proposed extension of the hotel. Its ...
A 14th century ditch or gully from the monastic phase of the sites use was identified during trial trenching. Its function was not known but it may have been a drain. The site lay west of the Abbeygate buildings at Coombe Abbey.
1 Trial trenching prior to the proposed extension of the hotel revelaed two brick culverts. The construction of the culverts could not be closely dated by finds, but they may ...
Two post-medieval culverts were revealed during trial trenching. The culverts may have been part of a redesigned landscape established sometime between the 1690 and 1790. The site lay west of the Abbeygate buildings at Coombe Abbey.
1 The surviving earthwork is the village pond, now dry, and its dam.
2 Plan.
3 Scheduled as Warwickshire Monument No 111.
4 Scheduling information.
A Medieval dam and fishpond used for the breeding and storage of fish. They are visible as earthworks and on aerial photographs, and are situated south of Mobbs Wood, Combe Fields.
1 Tumulus.
2 Small round mound 1.2m high in deer park. Scheduled as Warwickshire Monument No 126.
3 This mound is more likely to be a gazebo associated with Combe Abbey ...
The possible site of a Post Medieval gazebo is marked by mound of earth. It is situated 300m south west of Combe Abbey.
1 A small round mound, which has recently been disturbed by a tree being uprooted in its centre. No surface indications of date or function.
2 This mound is similar ...
The possible site of a Post Medieval gazebo is marked by mound of earth. Alternatively, this might be the remains of a round barrow. It is situated 200m south of Combe Abbey.
1 A small round mound with no surface indication of age or function.
2 This mound is similar to Combe Abbey ‘Tumulus’ and it is possible that it represents a round ...
The possible site of a Post Medieval gazebo is marked by mound of earth. Alternatively, this might be the remains of a round barrow. It is situated 300m south of Combe Abbey.
1 Cropmarks of three sides of a rectilinear enclosure. Former field boundaries and ploughed out ridge and furrow can also be seen but the possible enclosure is on a ...
On the 2010 google earth map three sides of a rectangular enclosure with a possible ring ditch to the north-west is visible. Other linear features are also visible along with ploughed out ridge and furrow.
1 2 The Walled Garden at Combe Abbey forms part of the Grade II* listed Registered Garden. The garden was created as part of Lancelot’ Capability’ Brown’s reorganisation of the ...
18th Century Walled Garden.
1 An east-west aligned ditch was recorded during observation for a car park extension at Coombe Abbey. It yielded a single sherd of late 13th to early 14th century pottery.
An east-west aligned ditch was recorded during observation for a car park extension at Coombe Abbey. It yielded a single sherd of late 13th to early 14th century pottery.
1 A short stretch of medieval stone wall was recorded during observation across the footprint of a new conservatory at Coombe Abbey. It was constructed of greenish-grey sandstone bonded with ...
A short stretch of medieval stone wall was recorded during observation across the footprint of a new conservatory at Coombe Abbey. This could be part of a building referred to as the Pigeon House on 17th century maps.
1 Excavation on probable site of abbey church in advance of redevelopment. From the present layout of the grounds and cloister remains it appears that the church lay S of ...
The site of the Medieval church associated with Combe Abbey. The results of archaeological excavations suggest that the church was situated to the south of the abbey cloisters.
Earthworks of moat.
1 Nesfield conducted work at Combe Abbey in the 1860s. The most attractive feature of his work was the moat which he constructed to the S and E ...
A moat, a wide ditch usually surrounding a building, at Combe Abbey. It dates to the Imperial period and survives as an earthwork.
1 Linear bank marked.
2 This may be a dam.
The site of a possible Medieval dam which is visible as an earthwork. It is situated 200m north of New Close Wood.
1 The site of the Dog Kennels at Coome Abbey (PRN 5745) was evaluated in 1992. Two areas were examined, with trench 1 and 2 laid out on north-south ...
Site of Dog Kennels which form part of the Imperial period landscaped gardens at Combe Abbey.
1 Two small bronze heads, cast hollow and filled with lead, presumably part of a steelyard, found at Peter Hall near Combe Abbey and now in Rugby School Museum. Listed ...
Findspot - two bronze heads of Roman date were found in the area of Combe Fields.
1 Some years ago, in grubbing up the roots of a tree near Combe Abbey, some fragments of Samian were found. On the largest fragment was impressed – ‘DIVIX’.
2 Found ...
Findspot - fragments of Roman pottery were found to the north of Binley Woods.
1 Fetterlock was found in the vicinity of Combe Abbey and may date to before the suppression of that monastery, possibly the 15th century.
2 Iron lock from near Combe Abbey. ...
Findspot - a Medieval iron lock was found to the north of Binley Woods.
1 Several decorated tiles from Combe Abbey are in the Bloxam collection. These include four tiles with varying decorative motifs. Catalogued as A1663, A1674-5, A1681.
Findspot - a number of decorated tiles of Medieval date were found at Combe Abbey.
1 Priest’s Bridge marked.
2 The present bridge is a fairly modern concrete structure and there are no traces of an earlier structure.
Priest's Bridge, the site of a Post Medieval bridge. The bridge is marked on a map of 1725 but no traces of it are visible on the ground. It was situated 500m north of High Wood.
1 The name “High Bridge” does not appear on earlier maps, but an adjoining field is called High Burge Meadows on an 1823 map.
2 The present bridge is modern, of ...
High Bridge, the site of a modern bridge. A map of 1823 suggests that this might be the site of an earlier bridge. The site is located 700m west of Walsgrave Hill.
