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Site of Roman Buildings S of Chesterton Camp

1 See cross references for details. 2 The construction of a reservoir was unofficially observed and the remains of at least two buildings seen but not recorded in detail. 3 Field survey ...

The remains of a Roman road and two buildings were found during an excavation of a reservoir bank. The discoveries were made 1km north west of Chesterton Green.
Site of Toll Gate near Thurlaston Bridge

1 There was a toll gate at the bottom of Thurlaston Lane near Hardwick Bridge (now called Thurlaston Bridge). This was erected in the 1790’s but was abolished 1880/1881. 2 ...

The site of a toll gate where travellers would pay a toll to use a toll road. The toll gate was in use during the Imperial period. It was situated 300m north of Kites Hardwick.
Milestone 400m SE of Gate Farm

1 Milestone marked. 2 The milestone is intact and in place.

The site of a milestone dating to the Imperial period. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. It was situated on Daventry Road, just outside Willoughby.
Millholme Bridge

1 Bridge marked. 2 Accounts for the Dunchurch-Southam Turnpike Road mention that the bridge was rebuilt in limestone in 1794. 3 The modern bridge is a single span of red and blue ...

Milholme Bridge, the site of an Imperial limestone bridge marked on a tithe map of 1844. Parts of this bridge may still be incorporated in the present brick and stone structure, probably of 19th century date. It is 500m north of Warsner Spinney.
Milestone 300m NE of Millholme Bridge

1 Milestone marked. 2 The milestone has become dislodged and has fallen over.

The site of a milestone dating to the Imperial period. It is marked on a map of 1797. It was situated 300m north east of Millholme Bridge.
Excavation of Fosse Way 400m S of Priory Farm

1 Fosse Way sectioned where it passes the Romano-British settlement. An early road was cut through by a Trajanic rubbish pit. The later Roman road was 45.7m to the W. 2 ...

Partial excavation of the Fosse Way uncovered traces of the early road. It had been damaged by the building of 4th century buildings. Late 1st century pottery and a rubbish pit were also found. The site lies 400m southeast of the Mission Church at Princethorpe.
Priory Farmhouse, Leamington Road, Princethorpe

1 Priory farmhouse, listed Grade II, is a large farmhouse, basically early 19th century alterations to older buildings. At the time of the construction of St. Mary’s Priory, the building ...

Priory Farmhouse. During the Imperial period the building was used as an inn and a toll house, where travellers would pay a toll to use the toll road. It is situated 400m south east of Princethorpe College.
Marton Bridge

1 Dugdale mentions the existence of a bridge in the early 13th century (7.H.3). ‘in K.H.5. time John Middilton (…) built a fair Bridge here of lime and stone’ 2 ...

Marton Bridge, a stone road bridge with Medieval origins. Documentary evidence suggests that there have been nine different stages of construction in its history. It crosses the River Leam 200m north of the church.
Site of Toll House on Oxford Road, 600m N of Bridge

1 ‘Old Tollgate Cottage’. 2 Toll house at above grid reference, site of, ploughed. Building was demolished c1965. Its site can be identified by the point where the fence projects over ...

The site of a toll house where travellers would have paid a toll to use a toll road. It was built during the Post Medieval or Imperial period but was demolished in the 1960s. The toll house was situated on Oxford Road, 800m north west of Marton.
Eathorpe Bridge (Wappenbury Bridge)

1 Of brick with stone copings, and a stone set in the W parapet records ‘This bridge was built by Samuel Shepheard AD 1862’. He was the owner of Eathorpe ...

Eathorpe Bridge (Wappenbury Bridge), a brick and stone bridge from the Imperial period. It crosses the River Leam to the west of Eathorpe.
Site of Chayne Bridge, by Grandborough Mill

1 The River Leam divides the hamlet of Woolscott from the village of Grandborough. The road connecting the two at Grandborough Mill is carried over the river by two bridges, ...

Documentary evidence suggests that this is the site of a Post Medieval bridge called Chayne Bridge. The present brick bridge is undated. It crosses the Leam 300m northeast of St Peter's Church at Grandborough.
Site of Fines Bridge, by Grandborough Mill

1 The River Leam divides the hamlet of Woolscott from the village of Grandborough. The road connecting the two at Grandborough Mill is carried over the river by two bridges, ...

Documentary evidence suggests that this is the site of a Post Medieval bridge called Fines Bridge. The present brick bridge is undated and has been altered since construction. It crosses the River Leam 100m northeast of St Peter's Church at Grandborough.
Milestone 100m W of Manor Farm

1 Milestone marked. 2 It still remains intact and in place.

A milestone dating to the Imperial period is marked on the tithe award map of 1849. It is situated on Daventry Road.
Site of Post Medieval Thurlaston Bridge

1 The bridge, originally repairable by the owners of certain lands, had been destroyed for the safety of the county in the Civil War. In 1648 it was ordered to ...

Thurlaston Bridge, the site of a Post Medieval bridge which was demolished for reasons of safety during the Civil War. Rubble is still visible in the bed of the Leam. It is 400m northwest of Kites Hardwick.
Post Medieval Footbridge N of Motslow Hill Cottages

1 Bridge marked. 2 A modern concrete footbridge leading to Motslow Hill. This bridge appears to have sandstone supports. It is possible but not certain that these supports survive from the ...

The site of a Post Medieval footbridge which crosses the River Sowe 200m southwest of St Mary's Church, Stoneleigh. It was shown on an Estate map of 1766. The footings of the present concrete bridge probably pre-date it.
Site of Bridge 200m W of Stoneleigh Grange

1 A footbridge is marked. 2 There is a modern concrete bridge at this crossing-place.

The site of a footbridge over the River Sowe, 200m northeast of Stoneleigh Close. It dates to the Imperial period, and is marked on an Estate map of 1766. The present structure is modern.
Westley Bridge

1 Westley Bridge is ‘Wolfyeuesbrygge, Wolfiesbrugge’ in the 13th century, ‘Wolsee Bridge’ in 1546, ‘Wolce Bridge’ in 1547. 2 The present bridge is single span, of red sandstone and brick. The ...

Westley Bridge, the remains of a possible Medieval/Post Medieval bridge, for which there is documentary evidence from the 13th century. The present bridge of red sandstone and brick incorporates older parts.
Post Medieval Bridges 200m NW of Stareton House

1 Two bridges marked. 2 Two bridges marked. 3 The bridges are still there. One of them is sandstone and has a small arch and may be quite old. The larger bridge ...

The site and partial remains of two footbridges that cross the Avon 400m northeast of Stare Bridge. They date to the Post Medieval period, and are marked on maps of 1685 and 1749.
Crackley Bridge

1 Crackley Bridge on its upstream side is a modern single-span concrete structure. The downstream side is sandstone, of much earlier date, but it is impossible to give an exact ...

Crackley Bridge, the remains of a possible Post Medieval bridge. The downstream side is sandstone of an older date than the upstream concrete side. It crosses the Finham Brook north east of Crackley.
Bridge at Rocky Lane Lodge

1 A single span red sandstone bridge over Rocky Lane by the Lodge. No definite date is evident for the construction of the bridge, but the Lodge was at one ...

A sandstone bridge dating to the Imperial period that crosses Rocky Lane at the northern end of Thickthorn Wood.
Roman Road

1 At Hunningham at least two different constructions of the Fosse Way are known, the earlier road laid out at original ground level, and the latter on an agger. Excavation ...

A section of the Fosse Way, a Roman road. Archaeological excavation has revealed at least two phases of construction in Hunningham Parish.
Milestone outside 'Red Lion', Long Street

1 Said to have been designed by Telford. 2 Photographed in 1977.

The site of a milestone dating to the Post Medieval or Imperial period. It is situated on Long Street, Atherstone.
Site of Footbridge 100m SW of Castle

1 Footbridge across the River Sowe marked. 2 Footbridge not marked. 3 There is nothing left of it now.

The site of a footbridge from the Imperial period which was marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. It crossed the River Sowe 300m west of the church at Baginton.
Milestone 100m E of the Channings

1 A Roman milestone was found during road widening in 1962. It was re-erected some 20m N of the findspot. 1968: This stone is not Roman. It is without inscription, ...

A milestone dating to the Imperial period. It is located 700m north of Tredington.