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
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 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 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 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 ‘Mill Field or House Ground’ marked.
2 No indication of the site in the field.
The possible site of a Post Medieval windmill. The site is suggested by a tithe map of 1691. It is located 500m south of Lutterworth Road.
1 A circular wooded area surrounded by pasture land is labelled ‘icehouse and plantation’.
2 It is still there and in quite good condition. It is an artificial mound on top ...
An icehouse, a structure built partly underground and used for the storage of ice in warmer weather. It was built during the Imperial period. The icehouse is still standing and it is marked on a tithe map of 1842. It is situated 300m west of Burton Pool Wood.
1 In 1077 a cell or priory of Benedictine monks under obedience to the Abbey of St Nicholas at Angiers was established at ‘Kirkbury’. The priory (PRN 4242) was given ...
The site of the church of Monks Kirby Priory. The church was built during the Medieval period. It is located on the west side of Monks Kirby.
1 Site of possible old minster church, Monk’s Kirby.
Bassett states that there was ‘undoubtedly’ an old minster here. He adds that its parish may once have been as large as ...
Site of possible old minster church, pre-Conquest, on or close to the present church of St Mary and St Editha.
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 ...
The site of Newnham Paddox Mansion, a country house that was built during the Imperial period. It was later demolished and replaced with a modern house. It was situated in Newnham Paddox Park.
1 There is a chapel attached to the mansion which was opened for Roman Catholic worship for the first time in 1866 and two years later was formally constituted a ...
The site of a Roman Catholic chapel that was built during the Imperial period. It was associated with Newnham Paddox mansion but was later demolished. The chapel was situated in the area of Newnham Paddox.
1 An early 18th century wrought iron gateway consisting of a central gate, four square piers, a screen and side gates. Elaborate scrollwork and ornamentation decorates the gateway. Grade 1. ...
A Post Medieval gate way which is situated at Newnham Paddox.
1 On the 1886 OS map a building at this grid reference is labelled as “Presbytery”.
2 Also referred to as “Presbytery” on the 1905 OS map.
3 On the 1968 OS ...
Park Cottage which was built during the Imperial period. The Ordnance Survey map of 1905 suggests that this may once have been a priests house associated with the chapel at Newnham Paddox. The cottage is situated west of Newnham Paddox Park.
1 Mill Field, new Newnham Paddox (Monks Kirby Tithe Map 1842). Medieval (or later). Post mill. SP4783.
2 At SP4783 there is a low mound standing amidst ridge and furrow at ...
The site of a post mill, a windmill mounted on a post. It is marked on a tithe map of 1842 and the windmill mound survives as an earthwork. It may date back to the Medieval period. The mill was situated 200m north of Cabbage Clump.
1 In 1077 a cell or priory of Benedictine monks under obedience to the Abbey of St Nicholas at Angiers was established at ‘Kirkbury’. The priory was given the church ...
The possible site of a Carthusian Monastery, a priory of Carthusian monks, dating to the Medieval period. The site is suggested by documentary evidence. It is located in the area of the church in Monks Kirby.
1 Chancel, nave, N and S aisles and chapels, S porch with parvise, vestry, and SW tower. Rebuilt in the later 14th century and again towards the end of the ...
The Church of St Editha, originally built in the Medieval period. It was largely rebuilt during the 14th century. The church is situated 175m west of the Post Office, Monks Kirby.
1 In 1776 Stukeley saw a chapel converted into a barn.
2 A chapel was established by the ancestors of Sir William de Waver, who made a complaint to Pope Honorius ...
The possible site of a Medieval chapel is suggested by documentary evidence. The site is located 1km north west of Churchover.
1 A turnpike or toll road established between 1750 and 1751. First Act 1754-5.
A toll road that was in use during the Imperial period. Travellers had to pay a toll to use the road. It ran from Coventry to Market Harborough.