1 Of brick with stone copings, and a stone set in the W parapet records ‘This bridge was built by Samuel Shepheard AD 1862’. He was the owner of Eathorpe ...
Eathorpe Bridge (Wappenbury Bridge), a brick and stone bridge from the Imperial period. It crosses the River Leam to the west of Eathorpe.
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.
2 Possible four-sided subrectangular enclosure shows on aerial photographs. This site is extremely dubious and probably represents some form of cultivation mark.
3 Noted in gazetteer.
The site of a possible enclosure of unknown date which is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs. It is located 500m north east of Eathorpe.
1 This large house was built in 1800. It was converted into a hotel in 1962, and has 11 acres of garden and parkland.
2 It is now in very good ...
A mansion house which was built in during the Imperial period. It was converted into a hotel in 1962. It is situated 600m east of Eathorpe.
1 Sestertius found January 1920.
2 On the Fosse Way immediately W of Eathorpe Bridge. Imperial Sestertius.
Findspot - a coin dating to the Roman period was found 1km north east of Eathorpe.
Observation of possible Romano British deposits.
1 A note in the margin of the annotated map (34NW) indicates a position at the recorded National Grid Reference with the following comment: “Layer ...
A layer of burning and gravel was found in a water main trench in 1968. This may have been of Roman date. It was located 700m north west of Parker's Hill Brake.
1 Forge marked.
2 This building is the end part of a long terrace which opened directly onto the road. It is now pebble-dashed and the interior is piled with ‘junk’. ...
The site of a forge which was in use during the Imperial period and is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. It apparently ceased to operate before the Second World War, though the building is still standing. It is situated in Eathorpe.
1 ‘Chapel’ marked.
2 Built in the early 19th century as a Wesleyan chapel. Later used briefly as a stable, then as a flour mill with a gas engine (the base ...
A former nonconformist Wesleyan chapel built in the Imperial period and now altered and converted for a house. It was marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. It is located at Eathorpe.
1 On an early 19th century sketch map of the estate of Eathorpe, two fields comprising an area centered on the above NGR are called Marlpit Hill and Gravel Pit ...
The site of a possible quarry which dates to the Imperial period. Two fields are marked on a 19th century map as 'Marlpit Hill' and 'Gravel Pit Hill'. It was located 800m west of Eathorpe.
1 Eathorpe lighting decoy emplacement in the QL programme for the Coventry area. It was set up to simulate factory lighting in an attempt to protect factories in Coventry. No ...
The site of a lighting civil decoy installation from the Second World War, designed to confuse the enemy into dropping their bombs in the wrong place. Documentary evidence locates the site south west of Eathorpe.
1 Eathorpe Park garden, Eathorpe Park, Wappenbury, Warwick.
Lovie reports a lodge, drive, parkland/paddocks, terrance and pleasure grounds, kitchen garden and orchard. At time of Lovie’s report (1996/7) a road diversion ...
Parkland, paddocks, pleasure grounds, kitchen garden, orchard.Recommended for inclusion on Local List by Lovie.
