1 Three fields centred on the above location on an 1810 Estate map are all called “Marlpit Meadow.”
2 There is a pond in the centre of the land now which ...
The possible site of a marl pit, from which marl was extracted during the Imperial period for use as fertiliser. The site is suggested by documentary evidence. It is located 100m east of Crab Tree Spinney.
1 In the grounds of Wolvey Hall, close to the road, is Jacob’s Well, with the ruins of a masonry well-head piled over it. Among the stones is a carved ...
The site of Jacob's Well, a well that dates to the Post Medieval period. It was situated north of Hall Road, Wolvey.
1 Windmill Close marked.
2 A mound, ploughed-out but distinct, survives on the site. This is now 0.5m maximum height.
The site of a windmill dating to the Imperial period. The windmill is marked on an estate map of 1818. The windmill mound survives as an earthwork. The windmill was situated 300m south west of Five Lane Ends.
1 Three fields marked on an 1818 estate map are called Sand Pit Close, Sand Pit Close and Marl Pit Close.
2 There is no indication of the site today.
The possible site of a quarry dating to the Imperial period. The site is suggested by documentary evidence and is situated 300m south of Wolvey.
1 The site of a watermill can still be traced. A watermill was given to the Abbey of Leicester by Geoffrey L’Abbe about 1143. This was confirmed in 1240. This ...
Anker Mill, a watermill that was in use between the Medieval and Imperial periods. It is known from documentary evidence. The mill was situated on the River Anker, 500m north east of Bramcote.
2 System of undated linear features shows on aerial photographs.
Several linear features of unknown date are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. They are situated 100m north of Smockington Lane.
2 Undated linear feature shows on aerial photographs.
A linear feature of unknown date is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs. It is situated 300m east of Wolvey Heath.
2 Possible linear features show on aerial photographs. These linear features are of dubious origin.
Possible linear features of unknown date are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. They are situated 600m west of Wolvey Gorse.
2 Linear feature shows on aerial photographs.
A linear feature of unknown date. It is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs. It is situated north of Copston Spinney.
1 Two medieval ditches were found. One was aligned east-west and contained 12th-15th century pottery. The other was NNW-SSE aligned and contained 13th -14th century pottery. The ditches may have ...
Two ditches, either part of the medieval field system or boundary ditches were found during archaeological work adjacent to Wolvey Hall.
Stone tools found in the glacial deposits of the area are of Palaeolithic type but as they are casual surface finds, little can be interpreted from them. These glacial soils, ...
The Domesday Book of 1086 indicates that there were pre-Norman settlements at Stretton Baskerville, Burton Hastings, Copston, Withybrook, and Wolvey. This record tells us that the land in Wolvey (Ulveia) ...
