1 Find made by metal detector in 1996: Multiple seal matrix, four circular dies joined at their terminals, cast in copper alloy. Post Medieval.
Findspot - a multiple seal matrix was found 300m north west of Monks Kirby.
1 Finds made by metal detector in 1996: T-shaped brooch in good condition except for damage to the wings and the missing pin. An inverted elongated “V” runs down the ...
Findspot - two Romano-British brooches were found 600m north of Monks Kirby Lodge
1 Newnham Paddox, the seat of the Earls of Denbigh, was so much altered about 1875 that architecturally it can only be called a fine modern house.
2 Now demolished. An ...
Duplicate of PRN4235
1 Findspot of Roman Samian ware. Method of recovery unrecorded.
Find of Roman Samian Ware 1 km south of Willey
1 Find of a Roman denarius. Method of recovery unrecorded. Grid reference given of “the area of SP461835”.
Find of a Roman denarius 400m northwest of the church at Monks Kirby.
1 Find of a groat of Henry VIII. Method of recovery unrecorded. Grid reference given of ” area of SP461835″.
Find of a coin of Henry VIII 400m northwest of the church at Monks Kirby.
1 Found along the Smite Brook, east and west of SP 4665 8290, although exact locations unknown. The flint has been retained by the finder.
2 After looking at the file ...
Find of worked flints along the Smite Brook 300m southeast of Monks Kirby.
1 Casual find o fpossible worked flint. It has been retained by the finder.
2 After looking at the file and the photos the dating should be left as it is.
Find of possible worked flint at Brockhurst northeast of Monks Kirby.
1 Casual find of possible worked flint.
2 After looking at the file and at the photos the dating should be left as it is.
Casual find of possible worked flint 200m southeast of Brockhurst, Monks Kirby.
1 Casual find of possible worked flint. The finder has retained the piece/s.
2 After looking at the correspondence and at the photos the dating should be left as it is.
Casual find of possible worked flint from 250m southeast of the War Memorial at Monks Kirby.
1 Bloxam quotes from a letter of Dr Stukeley (1722) which records various features at Cestersover including ‘dams or stanks for fishponds’ across a valley.
2 In the stream valley on ...
Medieval fishponds, used for the breeding and storing of fish. They are visible on aerial photographs, and are partly visible as an earthwork. They are situated 300m southwest of Cestersover Farm.
Site of a Medieval windmill.
1 Post mill. Kirby Windmill (Priory of Monks Kirby). Built by 1291. Exact location not known.
2 In 1291 the Priory of Monks Kirby had a windmill ...
Documentary sources suggest that there was a windmill at Monks Kirby belonging to the Priory. It was of the post mill type, and in use from the Medieval to the Post Medieval period. Its exact location is unknown.
1 Newnham Paddox listed as a deserted Medieval settlement.
2 There is no other evidence to back this up.
The possible site of the Medieval deserted settlement of Newnham Paddox. The site is located 500m west of Burton Pool Wood.
1 Convent and school marked.
2 School, RC Church and Convent marked.
3 Still in use.
A Roman Catholic church, convent and school that date to the Imperial period. They are marked on the the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. They are situated in Monks Kirby.
1 ‘Brick works’ and kiln marked.
2 Two modern cottages stand on the site, but the quite massive escarpment from the surface-worked quarry exists to the rear of them.
The site of a brickworks where bricks were made during the Imperial period. The brickworks is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886 and remains of the site are visible as an earthwork. It was situated 1km north of Monks Kirby.
1 Post mill. Mill Lane, large mound. Transferred from Spon End, Coventry, 1776. Ceased 19th century.
2 Mill marked.
3 Mill mound marked.
4 The mound now stands in the garden of the ...
The site of a post mill, a windmill mounted on a post. It dates back to at least the Imperial period. It is marked on an estate map of 1791. The mound on which the windmill stood is visible as an earthwork. The site is located on Miller's Lane, Monks Kirby.
1 ‘Brick Kiln Close’ marked.
2 No sign of this site exists now.
The site of a brickworks where bricks were made during the Imperial period. The brickworks is marked on a tithe award of 1842. It was situated 200m north west of Bond End, Monks Kirby.
1 On the 1886 6″ OS map a large-ish earthwork centered on the above NGR is labelled ‘Sand Pit’; on more recent maps it has lost its label, but it ...
The site of a quarry that dates back to at least the Imperial period. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. The quarry was situated 500m north east of Monks Kirby.
1 On the 1842 tithe map, two fields are called Small Lime Pits, and Lime Pits, while a much smaller field to the south is called Nearer Lime Pits: a ...
The possible site of a limestone quarry dating back to at least the Imperial period. The quarry is marked on a tithe award map of 1842. The site is located 1km north east of Monks Kirby.
1 On the 1886 6″ OS map, an earthwork at the above NGR is labelled “Old Sand Pit”.
2 Also on 1905 OS map.
3 It still exists now as a quite ...
The site of a quarry which dates back to at least the Imperial period. The quarry is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886 and is visible as an earthwork. It is situated 400m north west of Cabbage Clump.
2 Possible faint earthworks show on air photographs.
3 This field is still under pasture and has at least three possible hollow ways and some possible evidence for house platforms. Immediately ...
The site of the Medieval shrunken village of Monks Kirby. The remains are visible as an earthwork. The site is located 200m north west of the church at Monks Kirby.
1 During the latter part of 1961, the A5 over Bransford Bridge was widened, necessitating the demolition of the old bridge: the work was apparently watched with keen interest due ...
The site of Bransford Bridge, a bridge dating to the Imperial period. It was demolished when the road was widened during the 1960s. The bridge was situated 200m north west of Bransford Spinney.
1 Hoard of six coins. Sixpences. English. One Mary (sola), three Elizabeth and two unknown. Latest dates to 1573. It is possible that the hoard is in a secondary location ...
Findspot - a hoard of Post Medieval coins was found 400m west of the church at Monks Kirby.
1 Two fields adjoining these earthworks are marked on the 1842 tithe map as Satchwells Close w/Sand Pit and Sand Hill.
2 The quarry still exists as a substantial pit in ...
The site of a quarry that dates back to at least the Imperial period. It is marked on a tithe award map of 1842 and is also visible as an earthwork. The site is located 200m north west of the church at Monks Kirby.