1 The possible extent of the medieval settlement based on the OS map of 1887, 17NE.
2 There are 3 entries for Bramcote in Domesday, in Brinklow Hundred. The Phillimore edition ...
The possible extent of the medieval settlement at Bramcote based on the Ordnance Survey map of 1887 and on aerial photographs.
1 In 1257 two virgates and two tofts were granted to Robert de Saunford, Master of the Order of Templars. The estate continued to be held by them or by ...
The site of a manor house. Documentary evidence suggests that it dates from the Medieval period. It is situated 500m north of Wolvey.
1 Air photograph.
2 Earthwork remains of a possible settlement are marked on OS maps and show on aerial photographs borrowed from NMR – reference numbers not recorded.
The possible site of a settlement of Medieval or Post Medieval date. It is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs. The site is located 400m north of Wolvey.
1 Vestiges of a moat, a pool with an old house within it, are visible and mark the site of a Medieval hermitage.
2 Giles de Astley in 1394-5 admitted William ...
The site of a Medieval hermitage is suggested by documentary evidence. The site is located at Wolvey Heath.
1 Fishponds marked.
4 The pond is full of water and very overgrown around the edge.
A fishpond that was used for storing and breeding fish during the Medieval or Post Medieval period. It is visible as an earthwork and is situated 200m west of Wolvey Bridge.
1 A rectangular fishpond is marked on the 1889 6″ OS map.
2 Marked on the 1903 OS map as ‘Old Fishpond’.
3 Still filled with water, and has retained its original ...
A fishpond used for storing and breeding fish. It dates back to at least the Imperial period and is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1889. The fishpond is visible as an earthwork and is situated 100m west of Wolvey Bridge.
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.
1 An extensive water complex including fishponds (PRN 5473).
2 Illustrated as a moated site.
3 A large pond on the course of the possible moat still exists and is filled with ...
The site of a probable Medieval moat, a wide ditch usually surrounding a building. It is partially visible as an earthwork, and is situated 300m south east of Anker Bridge, Wolvey.
1 Dugdale records that N from Wolvey lies Copston Parva, now a depopulated place and only known by the name of Copston Fields. Here was a chapel (PRN 5474). Area ...
The site of the Medieval deserted settlement of Copston Parva. The settlement is known from documentary evidence. It was situated 1km east of Wolvey Heath.
1 Chancel, nave, N and S aisles, W tower and S porch. Apart from the S doorway nothing remains of the 12th century church. Rebuilt in the early 13th century ...
The Church of St John the Baptist was Medieval in origin. It was extensively repaired in the Imperial period, with various additions. The church is situated 100m south of Wolvey Bridge.
1 Find of a silver penny of Edward I and a groat of Edward III in November/December 1993 at Wolvey Lodge Farm, SP442877.
Find of medieval coins in the Wolvey Lodge Farm area at Wolvey.
1 Fishponds associated with the now demolished Wolvershill Hall.
2 OS map of 1889.
3 OS map of 1904.
4 OS map of 1926.
5 The large pond still exists, but two smaller rectangular ...
The site of several fishponds used for storing and breeding fish during the Medieval and Post Medieval periods. One of the fishponds is still visible as an earthwork. The site is located 1km north west of Wolvey.
1 At Copston Parva (PRN 3592) there was ‘anciently’ a chapel which is recorded in 1250.
2 The site of the Medieval village was located and field walked by the Wolvey ...
The possible site of a Medieval chapel is suggested by documentary evidence. The site is located at Copston Parva, 500m north of Copston Lane.
1 Vestiges of a moat surrounding the hermitage.
2 The moat has been resurveyed.
3 The moat has now been filled in.
The site of a Medieval moat, a wide ditch usually surrounding a building. It has now been filled in. It is situated 300m south of Five Lane Ends, Wolvey Heath.
1 The manor of Wolvey Grange or Leicester’s Grange was part of the Combe estates and was leased in 1459 by the convent to John Perkyns. Ownership information exists for ...
Leicester Grange, the site of a Medieval grange, a farm or estate belonging to a religious order. The site is known from documentary evidence and is located 300m east of Hinckley Road.
1 Earthwork, probably a dam, marked.
2 A long, slightly curving bank, perhaps 2m high and up to 30m long and 3-4m wide. Possibly a mill-dam, although there are no traces ...
A dam, possibly of Medieval or Post Medieval date, is marked as an earthwork on the Ordnance Survey map of 1889. The dam is located 500m west of Wolvey Bridge.
1 Feature 105 comprised an east-west aligned shallow/truncated profile ditch, filled by two deposits consisting of a primary silting deposit and a secondary deposit. The latter contained a sherd ...
A medieval burgage plot that runs in an easterly direction and is approximately 80cm in width
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.
1 The Medieval settlement at Wolvey can be traced from the Ordnance Survey 6′ map.
2 The Medieval settlement at Wolvey is a mixture of planned and unplanned development. Planned ...
The Medieval settlment of Wolvey was held partly by the abbey at Combe. Development of the village centred around the church and the market place.
1 The location of the market place can be seen on the Ordnance Survey 1st edition map of 1887.
2 The medieval market at Wolvey was granted to the Abbot of ...
The Medieval market at Wolvey was granted to the Abbot of Combe in 1327. The abbey had held land in Wolvey since at least 1235. The former market place is called the Square today.
5 Ridge and furrow cultivation transcribed from air photographs.
Medieval ridge and furrow cultivation in the parish of Wolvey. The ridge and furrow survives as an earthwork in some areas. In other areas it is visible on aerial photographs.
