1 Find made by metal detector in 1989: tiny commemorative medalet of Garibaldi. This was made in France on his centenary in 1907.
2 Finds made by metal detector in 1988: ...
Findspot - a medalet commemorating Garibaldi and various other objects were found 100m south of Nuthurst Grange.
1 Edward III penny, (1344-51) found by metal detectorists in 1989.
Findspot - a coin of Edward III was found at Nuthurst Grange.
1 7 sherds of Post Medieval pottery.
2 17 assorted pieces of Post Medieval tile
Findspot - Post Medieval pottery sherds were found 400m South-West of Kemps Green Farm.
1 Sherd of Roman pot was found
Findspot - fragments of Roman pottery were found 400m South West of Kemps Green Farm.
1 Included in a list of parish crosses compiled by Sir Simon Archer of Umberslade, 1581-1662, quoted by J. Burman.
2 The last part of Archer’s description might imply that a ...
Documentary evidence suggests that this is the site of Burchy Cross, a Post Medieval wayside cross. The probable location is at Birchy Cross, north east of Tanworth in Arden.
1 Modern copper alloy medallet, probably made in the 19th century.
The chance find of a medallet, a copy of a Roman coin, probably made in the nineteenth century.
1 The probable extent of the medieval settlement based on the OS maps of 1886, 24SW 2nd edition and 24SE 1st edition.
2 The ridge and furrow plotting of the parish.
3 ...
The probable extent of the medieval settlement at Tanworth in Arden based on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886, and on aerial photographs.
1 “…Knowlebury crosse which stood on a banke at Tamworth’s townes end over against ye lane that went…. to Dansie greene, part of this crosse was standing in ye begining ...
There is documentary evidence to suggest that this is the site of Knowlebury Cross which dates from the Post Medieval period. It lies 200m north of the Church of St Mary Magdalene.
Site of wayside cross.
1 Included in a list of parish crosses compiled by Sir Simon Archer of Umberslade, 1581-1662, quoted by J. Burman.
2 There is no place name evidence to ...
The site of Christian Archer's Cross, Post Medieval wayside cross, for which there is documentary evidence. The exact location in Tanworth in Arden is unknown.
1 “Umberslade crosse which was a very stately stone crosse with a very high pillar of stone ye foundation of it is yett to be seene, it is upon a ...
The site of Umberslade Cross, a Medieval/Post Medieval wayside cross for which there is documentary evidence but no precise location.
1 Included in a list of parish crosses compiled by Sir Simon Archer of Umberslade, 1581-1662, quoted by J. Burman.
2 It can be assumed that the cross was somewhere along ...
The site of Tithe Barn Cross, a Post Medieval wayside cross for which there is documentary evidence. The probable location was along Tithe Barn Lane, northeast of Tanworth in Arden.
1 “There was a crosse at Wistons Lane end as one goeth to Hocklie Heath, it was ye boundary of Tamworth parish from Neilhurst, it was an oak upon which ...
The site of a Post Medieval boundary cross, for which there is documentary evidence. Evidence suggests that the cross was carved on an oak tree. The exact location is unknown.
Gospel Oak.
1 “…There is a great bigg oake at Umberslade Hall in ye lane upon which a crosse is engraven where ye people did come as they went ye prossession ...
A wayside cross for which there is documentary evidence from the Post Medieval period. The cross was incised in the trunk of a large and ancient oak, a ' Gospel' oak.
1 1968: A complete homestead moat. There is no surface indication of a building within. 1976: A small, square, waterfilled moat, measuring overall 40m each way, the arms being 8m ...
The site of a probable moat at Ladbroke Park. A wide ditch usually surrounding a building, it dates to the Medieval period. It is still visible as an earthwork. The moat is situated 600m southeast of Ladbrookpark Coppice.
1 The present house is 17th century and replaces an ancient manor house which was surrounded by a moat, and also had a gatehouse. The moat was filled up in ...
The site of a moat at Umberslade Hall, a wide ditch usually surrounding a building. It dates to the Medieval period, and is situated 400m south of Pound House Lane.
1 The old manor house was pulled down six years ago. Round the garden was formerly a moat, now filled in.
2 The manor of Ladbrook was first mentioned in 1544.
3 ...
The site of a moat at Ladbroke Hall, a wide ditch usually surrounding a building. It dates to the Medieval period, and is situated 200m south east of Ladbrookpark Coppice.
1 A house of probable late Medieval date. This house had a moat. The S half of the rectangular moat, with water, survives.
2 1968: The moat is complete, holds seasonal ...
The Old Moathouse Moat, a wide ditch usually surrounding a building. It dates to the Medieval period, and is still visible as an earthwork. It is situated 300m east of the southern end of Windmill Pool, Earlswood.
1 A homestead moat, a portion of the N area of which has been filled in and built over; the remainder holds seasonal water. The moat surrounds a 16th/17th century ...
The site of a moat, a wide ditch usually surrounding a building. It dates to the Medieval period, and is still visible as an earthwork. It is marked on the Ordna nce Survey map of 1888 and is situated just south of the timber yard on Salter Street, Hockley Heath.
1 The site was first recorded by the Solihull Archaeological Group. An extensive mound shows up clearly above the crops. It is about 1.5-2m high and about 15-20m in extent ...
The site of a possible round barrow, a mound of earth usually built to conceal a burial. The barrow probably dates to the Bronze Age. It is visible as an earthwork.
1 (Marginal) Skeletons of men and horses, with swords, cannon balls and other instruments of war have been unearthed at the Leasowes, in close proximity to the church. These would ...
The possible site of a battlefield identified from an excavation of human and horse skeletons with swords and cannon balls. It dates to either the Medieval or Post Medieval period and is located in Tanworth parish.
Site of possible cemetery.
1 Sir William Dugdale, in a letter to Mr Anthony Wood dated 23rd August, 1677, brought to his notice a very recent discovery reported by a late ...
Circumstantial
1 Supposed Neolithic hammer stone discovered on Lilly Hill in 1922 in the bed of a stream quite recently washed down from the bank. It is a fine ...
Findspot - a mace head, dating to the Mesolithic period, was found 400m north east of Danzey Green.
2 Mound, situated in a stream valley at the foot of a gradual SE facing slope. Overall diameter 38m; maximum height 4.2m. The near-circular level summit is 18m in diameter. ...
The site of a mound, possibly part of a moated site, dating to the Medieval period. It is visible as an earthwork and is located 200 north of Alderhanger wood.
1 The field name ‘Town Close’ indicates possible site of deserted settlement. Further investigation revealed possible house platforms. Various documents exist relating to the history of the manor.
2 The earthworks ...
The site of a deserted settlement of Medieval or Post Medieval date and known from documentary evidence and finds of pottery. The earthworks visible include house platforms, hollow ways and ridge and furrow. The site is located 600m north east of Kemps Green.