1 This land was called Muddiman’s land in an early undated document and the surname could have been associated with clay working. A marlpit is described in the undated document ...
The site of a marl pit, from which a mixture of clay and carbonate of lime was extracted as fertiliser, used during the Medieval period. It is visible as an earthwork and is situated 600m north east of Astley.
1 In a deed dated 1334 a close with a marl pit is called ‘The Old Close’.
The site of a marlpit, from which a mixture of clay and carbonate of lime was extracted as a fertiliser, which dates from the Medieval period. It is situated 500m northeast of Sees Wood,
1 Two wells, one appears on ordanace survey map of 1886, the other appears to be contemporary. Some 15th century pottery was found in the backfill of the northern ...
Two circular stone-lined wells found during redevelopment, dating to at least 1886. Some 15th century pottery was found in the construction backfill of the northern well, which may be residual.
1 Between the Priory and the canal, just to the W of the modern Earls Road, there is an earthwork which must have been a dam across the Barpool Brook. ...
The possible site of a Medieval dam which survives as an earthwork. It was probably associated with a mill pond marked on Beighton's map of 1722-5. The site lies on the south side of Vernon's Lane, Nuneaton.