1 On Bath Hill is the Bath House, which gives birth to a copious spring issuing from a basin 31cm long, 20cm broad and 15cm deep. The lower part of ...
A folly dating to the Imperial period. It is situated in Bath House Wood. There were suggestions that it was a Roman bath house but recent investigation revealed that the whole building dates to the 18th or 19th century, though the gazebo did contain a spring or bath.
1 Mile Post marked.
The site of a milepost dating to the Imperial period. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1906. It was located 100m east of Manston Drive, Wellesbourne.
1 A turnpike road established from 1770.
A toll road which ran from Wellesbourne to Stratford. It was established in the Imperial period. Travellers would have had to pay to use the road.
1 Turnpike road, established by Acts of 1779 onwards. Part of a route from Leicester, the original Acts for which were passed in 1753-4, but which proved too unwieldy to ...
A toll road running from Warwick to Paddle Brook. Travellers would have had to pay a toll to use the road during the Imperial period.
1 Site of Ice-house at Wellesbourne Hall, Wellesbourne.
Beamon and Roaf state that the ice-house is in good condition but filled with rubbish (1983). Although it is mentioned in a sale ...
Site of ice-house mentioned in grounds of Wellesbourne Hall. Position uncertain.
1 Agricultural Buildings at Staple Hill Farm, Wellsbourne. Marked on OS 1st Edition.
2 Subject to a basic photographic record ahead of redevelopment.
Agricultural Buildings at Staple Hill Farm, Wellsbourne. Marked on OS 1st Edition.
1 Greenwood’s map of 1822 shows a park/ plantation around Frizhill House.
Frizhill House grounds, a park dating to the Imperial period is marked on Greenwood's map of 1822. It is located 300m north east of Bath Hill Wood.
1 One of five sites built to accommodate RAF personnel near Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield. The site was cleared shortly after the war and returned to agricultural use.
2 Airfield plan – ...
The site of one of five barracks used by RAF personnel at Wellesbourne Mountfield airfield during the Second World War. The site is now in agricultural use and is located 700m north of Red Hill Wood.
1 One of five sites built to house RAF personnel near to Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield. The site was cleared and returned to agricultural use after the war.
2 Airfield plan – ...
The site of one of five barracks used by RAF personnel at Wellesbourne Mountfield airfield during the Second World War. The site is now in agricultural use and is located 200m north of Red Hill jWood.
1 One of five sites built to house airmen stationed at RAF Wellesbourne Mountford. The site was cleared and is now forested.
2 Airfield plan – not to scale.
The site of one of five barracks used by RAF personnel at Wellesbourne Mountfield airfield during the Second World War. It is located in Red Hill Wood.
1 One of five sites built to accommodate RAF personnel near Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield. The site was cleared after the war and is now woodland.
2 Airfield plan – not to ...
The site of one of five barracks used by RAF personnel at Wellesbourne Mountfield airfield during the Second World War. It is located in Wellesbourne Wood.
1 Direction finding (D/F) stations enabled aircraft to find their position by taking bearings on two or three stations. The transmissions could be on Medium Frequency (M/F), High Frequency (H/F) ...
The site of a direction finding station which was used by aircraft to find their bearings. It is associated with Wellesbourne Mountford airfield and is situated 900m north of Red Hill Wood.
1 An underground command post (Type 1108/41) with protected observation cupola. For the defence of airfields primarily in the event of attack by paratroops. Now converted into a museum by ...
A battle headquarters site, an underground command post with protected observation cupola at RAF Wellesbourne Mountford. It was built for the purpose of coordinating the defence of the airfield during the Second World War, primarily in the event of an attack by paratroops.
1 A semi sunken air raid shelter with earth covering. Internally about 28ft (8.5m) long and 6ft 8ins (2m) wide and has an arched roof with 6ft 3ins (1.9m) clearance ...
The site of an air raid shelter which was in use during the Second World War. It is semi-sunken with an earth covering and is situated to the north east of RAF Wellesbourne Mountfield.
1 Gas works founded in 1864. Most likely location is School Road, a road running adjacent to Kineton Road.
The possible site of gas works dating from the Imperial period, and founded in 1864. The probable location was in School Road, Wellesbourne.
1 Stone pit marked on OS 1886 1:10560.
The site of a quarry in use during the Imperial period is marked as a stone pit on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. It was located 200m west of Red Hill Wood.
2 The yard comprises a long thin piece of ground, approximatly 68 metres long, and with an average width of about 10 metres. This widens to approximatly 20 metres ...
Purpose built wheelwright's workshop and blacksmith's forge which date to the Imperial period and were in existence by 1886. The yard is situated off Church Walk in Wellesbourne.
1 A turnpike road established from 1770 onwards.
A toll road running from Upton to Wellesbourne. Travellers would have had to pay a toll to use the road during the Imperial period.
1 Chancel, nave, W porch and a small bell turret. Of grey stone. The chapel, originally a chapel of Wellesbourne, was rebuilt by Sir Charles Mordaunt in 1750 and was ...
The parish church of St James was originally a small chapel. It was built in the 18th century and was enlarged in 1842. It is located north of Walton Hall.