1 Pound marked. This is small and square.
2 There is no sign of the pound now.
The site of a pound, where animals were penned during the Imperial period. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1889. It was located on the north side of Bulkington Road, north east of the school.
1 The General Baptists have a large chapel here, erected 1789 and enlarged in 1803; a house for the minister and a school room were erected in 1818; the chapel ...
A Baptist chapel which was built during the Imperial period. The chapel is situated to the south west of the church in Wolvey.
1 Smithy marked.
2 The site is now occupied by a modern garage.
The site of a forge where wrought iron was made during the Imperial period. It was situated on Church Hill, Wolvey.
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 Built in 1889, but the staircase and some oak panelling were re-used from the earlier hall, which was rebuilt in 1677. In one of the windows there are some ...
Wolvey Hall, a country house that was built during the Imperial period. It is situated 200m north west of the church at Wolvey.
1 ‘RC Chapel’ marked.
2 A brick building with a single bell, still standing and in good condition, though no longer used for its intended purpose.
A Roman Catholic chapel associated with Wolvey Hall. The chapel was built during the Imperial period. It is situated north east of Wolvey Hall.
1 ‘Brick Kiln Close’ marked.
2 The site is now mainly under a motorway junction.
The site of a brickworks where bricks were made during the Imperial period. It is marked on an estate map of 1818. The site lies 200m north west of Leicester Grange Farm.
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 ‘Brick Kiln’ field marked.
2 There is now no sign of the site.
The site of a brickworks where bricks were made during the Imperial period. The brickworks is marked on a map of 1857. The site is located to the west of Wolvey Wolds.
1 Post Mill. Built by c1820. Roundhouse, four common sails, white painted buck, ladder and tailpole. Ceased work by late 19th century. Demolished first decade of 20th century.
3 This spot ...
The site of a post mill, an windmill that was mounted on a post. It was in use during the Imperial period. The mill was situated 400m south east of Wolvey Heath.
1 Turnpike road or toll road administered by Trust established by Act of 1812, powers periodically renewed until 1878.
The site of a toll road whose upkeep was paid for by the extraction of a toll from travellers. The toll road was in use during the Imperial period. It ran between Rugby Bridge and Hinckley.
1 Site of fish pond marked on OS map of 1886.
The site of a fishpond, used for breeding and storing fish. It dates back to at least the Imperial period and is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. The site is located 100m west of Wolvey Bridge.