1 ‘Limekiln Farm’ marked.
2 The site of the works is not known, but was probably at or near the farm.
The site of a lime kiln, used for making lime during the Imperial period. The exact location of the lime kiln is unknown but it was probably situated in the 500m south west of Dunsmore Heath.
1 Aerial photographs.
2 Aerial photographs show ridge and furrow and also a disturbed appearance of the ground; there are also pools, possibly the result of quarrying. Site inaccessible due to ...
Aerial photographs have identified an area of ridge and furrow cultivation with disturbed ground and ponds which are probably the result of quarrying. Of Medieval/Post Medieval date, these features are situated at The Holdings, Dunsmore Heath.
1 A horseshoe-shaped earthwork, shown on the 1905 map – it may well be the earthworks thrown up by quarrying.
2 A site visit showed a pond and it is likely ...
The site of a pond, probably the result of quarrying during the Imperial period. It is situated 400m north of Princethorpe Great Wood.
1 The 1905 OS map shows a horseshoe shaped earthwork at this location. This is probably the site of a quarry, now overgrown.
2 Access was not available during a ...
The site of a possible quarry dating to the Imperial period. It is visible as an earthwork. The quarry is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1905. The site is located 600m south west of Stretton on Dunsmore.
The wherewithal for a new church building came from the bequest in 1816 of £4,000 from the will of the late vicar, Rev William Daniels. The land for the new ...
The Dun Cow was a coaching inn on the London to Holyhead Road, now the A45. It was first recorded in 1731 at Knightlow Hill (near the Knightlow Cross where ...
The Shop, the Pub, the Farm
The pub’s just round the corner, the Oak and Black Dog to the left of the shop. This was really the heart of the village. In the ...
Former residents remember living in the village
1 Gavel pit marked on 1886 map.
The site of a gravel pit from which gravel was extracted during the Imperial period. It was marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886, and was situated at Knob Hill, Stretton-on-Dunsmore.
1 Brickworks marked on 1886 map.
The site of brickworks, where bricks were made during the Imperial period. They were marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886, and were located 500m south of Stretton on Dunsmore.
At first glance, these may not look like much – just a couple of toy cars in, well, not bad condition, but not perfect. It’s funny how the small things ...
