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Prehistoric flint scatter, Great Packington.

1 Finds of quantities of flint, perhaps indicating a working or occupation site. The finds were approximately 600 yds NE of Springpools. Shotton illustrates and lists the following artefact types ...

Prehistoric flint scatter including a barbed and tanged arrowhead, cores and scrapers, which may indicate a settlement or working site, were found 300m south of Warren Farm.
Possible Quarry S of Fineacre Lane, S on D

1 The 1905 OS map shows a horseshoe shaped earthwork at this location. This is probably the site of a quarry, now overgrown. 2 Access was not available during a ...

The site of a possible quarry dating to the Imperial period. It is visible as an earthwork. The quarry is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1905. The site is located 600m south west of Stretton on Dunsmore.
Smithy at Stretton on Dunsmore

1 Smithy marked. 2 Probable 19th century buildings exist on the site. These are now undergoing a change of use and renovation. No obvious evidence for smithying.

The site of a forge where wrought iron was made during the Imperial period. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1905. The forge was situated in Stretton on Dunsmore.
Site of Manor House 100m SE of Church

1 Manor House (site of) marked. 2 A housing estate with a road called Manor Drive has been built on this site. No further details known.

The site of a manor house of unknown date. The site is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1905. It is located 100m south east of the church at Stretton on Dunsmore.
The Manor House, Church Hill, Stretton on Dunsmore.

1 This is not the original Manor House (see WA 3133) but a fine building of the 16th century to 17th century, altered in early 19th century. Of two storeys, ...

The site of a manor house dating to the Medieval or Post Medieval period with later alterations. It is situated at Church Hill, Stretton on Dunsmore.
Moat 100m S of Church

1 Moat marked. 2 An ornamental/landscaped moat in a neglected condition. The causeway is of 19th century brickwork and the whole would appear to be of that date. 3 The site has ...

The site of a moat, a wide ditch usually surrounding a building. It dated to the Medieval period, and is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1906. The moat is no longer visible as an earthwork. It was situated 100m south of All Saints Church, Stretton on Dunsmore.
Stretton School, School Lane

1 In 1786 a case was laid before Sir Pepper Arderne, the Attorney-General, inquiring whether a part of the rents arising out of lands in Shilton, given by will of ...

Stretton School which was originally built during the Imperial period. It is situated in School Lane, Stretton on Dunsmore.
Undated cropmark enclosure

2 Three sides of a subrectangular enclosure show on aerial photographs. A second possible subrectangular enclosure which is cut by a road shows nearby.

A sub-rectangular enclosure of unknown date is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs. It is situated 500m south west of Lawford Heath Lane.
Wolston Mill

1 This mill may have stood on the site of the mill at Brandon which is recorded in 1086. The head race to the mill leaves the river opposite the ...

Wolston Mill, a watermill that was built in the Medieval period. It continued to be used until the end of the Imperial period. The mill buildings were later demolished. It was situated 600m south west of St. Margaret's Church, Wolston.
Possible Windmill, Lammas Hill

1 Photograph of windmill. 2 The photograph shows a conical brick tower, capped with an ‘onion’ dome, with four sails to be covered with canvas. There is no fantail visible, and ...

The site of a windmill dating to the Imperial period. It was situated on Lammas Hill.
Crop Mark Linear Feature 300m SE of Lower Farm, Kingsbury

2 Linear features, possibly forming enclosures, show on aerial photographs as crop marks. 3 Linear crop marks showing on aerial photographs mapped as part of English Heritage (EH) National ...

Linear features, possibly forming enclosures, are visible as crop marks on aerial photographs. They are of unknown date and are situated 200m northwest of Bodymoor Heath Bridge.
Possible Round Barrow on Lammas Hill

1 Tumulus marked. 2 ?Barrow, now destroyed. On Lammas Hill. 3 Excavated 1950s, B Hobley, windmill. 4 This feature was excavated by Coventry Museum who concluded that it was a windmill mound. 5 Scheduling ...

The site of a possible round barrow, a mound usually built to conceal a burial. The barrow would date to the Bronze Age. The site is located on Lammas Hill. The results of an excavation in the 1950s concluded that it was actually a windmill mound.
Frog Hall, London Road, Stretton on Dunsmore

1 An old farmhouse and attached cottage. Left range probably mid 18th century; right range late 18th century. The building has some late 20th century additions. Other ...

Frog Hall, a house that was built during the Post Medieval or Imperial period. The house is situated on London Road, north east of Stretton on Dunsmore.
Moat 200m W of Wolston Priory

Earthworks of Medieval moated site, possibly associated with Wolston Priory. 1 Wolston Priory is locally ascribed to the moated site at the above grid reference, but there are no surface indications ...

A moat, a wide ditch usually surrounding a building. It dates to the Medieval period, and was possibly associated with Wolston Priory. It is still visible as earthwork, and is situated 500m northeast of St Margaret' Church, Wolston.
Wolston Priory

1 A small alien priory founded by Hubert Boldran between 1086 and 1194. This priory belonged to the Benedictine abbey of St Pierre-sur-Dive. In 1388 the hall, stable, grange and ...

The site of Wolston Priory which was founded during the Medieval period. It is situated 600m north east of St Margaret's Church, Wolston.
Findspot - Roman coin

1 An Imperial Follis of c324-5 was found with a metal detector at the above reference. Details given.

Findspot - a Roman coin was found 250m north of London Road, in the parish of Wolston.
Church of St Margaret, Wolston

1 Chancel, N and S transepts, N and S aisles, nave, central tower, and modern vestry. Dates from the 12th century, when it probably consisted of chancel, nave and S ...

The Parish Church of St Margaret which was originally built during the Medieval period. The church was later restored during the Imperial period. It is situated 200m south east of Brandon Castle at Wolston.
The Manor House, Wolston

1 House. Early 18th century. 19th century additions to rear. Flemish bond brick with string course. Moulded painted wood dentil and modillion cornice. Old tile hipped roof; brick ridge stacks. ...

A manor house which was built during the Post Medieval period is located in Main Street, Wolston.
Shrunken Post Medieval Settlement

1 A map shows buildings at the above grid reference. 2 This main area is now under grass. The road, now known as Main Street, divides into two at this point ...

The site of a shrunken village of Post Medieval date at Wolston. The remains are visible as earthworks. The site is located off Main Street.
Undated Enclosures 700m N of Middleton Hall

2 A system of subrectangular enclosures attached to a linear ditch shows on aerial photographs. This is overlain by a later deerpark. 3 Ditches described above mapped as part of English ...

Enclosures and linear features that are of unknown date. They are visible as crop marks on aerial photographs and are situated 700m north of Middleton Hall. Possibly part of a prehistoric field system.
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.
Findspot - Roman silver coins

1 Two Roman silver coins found in this area.

Findspot - two silver coins of Roman date were found 800m south west of Marton.
Site of Saxon Cemetery 600m NW of Top Farm

1 Very similar to 2. 2 Remains exhumed about two years ago at Marton in cutting through an artificial hill or tumulus, on which stood a windmill (PRN 3157), for the ...

The site of an Anglo Saxon cemetery dating to the Migration or Early Medieval period. Cremation urns containing fragments of human bone were found. Finds included brooches, part of a sword blade and two spearheads. The site is located to the south of Marton.
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.

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