1 Legends about the foundation survive and place the foundation at a number of dates between 839 and 1066. A certain amount of the history of the Abbey is known. ...
Polesworth Abbey, a nunnery house governed by an abbess. The Abbey dates to the Early Medieval period and lies 200m east of Bridge Street, Polesworth.
1 Pipe yard by canal. One chimney dated 1813. In 1927 there were three kilns. Demolished pre-1965. Site now being landscaped.
2 ‘The site is now a black gaping hole in ...
The site of terracotta, brick and sanitary pipe factory situated on the southern side of Tamworth Road, Polesworth.
1 Spread Eagle Inn, Polesworth.
Historic inn recorded on Victuallers database which shows it was in existence by 1801. Situated in the High Street opposite the gateway to Polesworth Abbey, in ...
Historic inn opposite gate house to Polesworth Abbey.
1 A brickyard is shown on the Poleworth tithe map c.1850.
A brickyard is shown on the Polesworth tithe map c.1850. The site is situated to the immediate south west of Bull's Head Bridge.
1 A colliery is shown on the Poleworth tithe map c.1850
A colliery is shown on the Polesworth tithe map c.1850. The site is situated approximately 65m to the south west of Bull's Head Bridge.
1 Large 19th century building in dark red brick with tile roof. Closed in early 1976, windows are now boarded up. At the rear is a large stable block dated ...
The Chetwynd Arms, an inn built in red brick with a tile roof with a stable block to the rear. It was built during the Imperial period and is situated on Market Street, Polesworth.
1 Possible site of market place, Polesworth.
Morton states that the major landowner and lord of manor was the Abbey. While most of its records have been lost, it is known ...
Weekly market granted to the Abbey in 1242. Location uncertain.
1 Site of Birch Coppice Colliery marked on OS map of 1885.
The site of a colliery where coal was mined. It was in use during the Imperial period and was situated 300m north of Birchmoor.
1 Site of gravel pit marked on OS map of 1885.
The site of a gravel pit from which gravel was extracted. It was used during the Imperial period and was marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1885. It was situated 350m northeast of Wood Park Farm.
1 Site of gravel pit marked on OS map of 1885.
The site of a gravel pit from which gravel was extracted. It was in use during the Imperial period and was marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1885. It was situated on Hoo Hill, 175m north of Wood Park Farm.
1 Site of mineral railway on OS map of 1885.
The site of a mineral railway that was built during the Imperial period. The railway line ran between Pooley Hall and the main line. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1885.
1 Site of gravel pit marked on OS map of 1885.
The site of a gravel pit from which gravel was extracted. It dates to the Imperial period and was marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1885. It was situated 200m northeast of Bramcote Hall.
1 Site of limekiln marked on OS map of 1885.
The site of a lime kiln, a kiln in which lime is made. It dated to the Imperial period and was situated on the northern side of Limekiln Bridge, Polesworth. The lime kiln is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1885.
1 Site of gravel pit marked on OS map of 1885.
The site of a gravel pit from which gravel was extracted. It dates to the Imperial period and was marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1885. It was located 50m southwest of Linden Lodge.
1 The present building which dates to the Imperial period is of brick, painted white, with original windows and tiled roof.
A photograph of the original building is uninformative as ...
The Red Lion, an inn dating to the Imperial period which originally had a thatched roof. The inn is situated on Bridge Street, Polesworth.
1 Building in two blocks, the back being a house and the front a shop. The front section is two stories high, but has a balcony around the inside ...
A market place, a two-storey building built in brick that dates to the Imperial period. It is situated on Market Street, Polesworth.
1 Site of Pooley Hall colliery marked on OS map of 1885.
2 The first deep shaft of Pooley Hall Colliery was sunk in 1848. Two years late it merged with ...
The site of Pooley Hall Colliery where coal was mined. It was in use during the Imperial period and was situated 550m north of Pooley Hall.
1 Site of coal pit marked on OS map of 1885.
The site of a mine from which coal would have been extracted. It dates to the Imperial period and is situated 200m southwest of Pooley Hall. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1885.
1 Bull’s Head Public House, Tamworth Road, Polesworth.
Historic public house dating to the Imperial period. Evidence from Victuallers Database that pub in existence in 1804.
2 Situated on Tamworth road, close ...
Historic public house dating to the Imperial period.