1 The watermill and the pond called Mylne Pool are referred to in 1554 and 1689.
2 In hearth tax returns of 1662-74 a watermill with two hearths is recorded. Information ...
Duplicate of WA793
1 Iron socketed spear-head found somewhere is Chesterton. Probably medieval rather than Roman. Only grid reference given is SP35NW. Method of recovery unrecorded.
Find of a medieval spear-head in Chesterton
1 Find of two coins and a stud in 1995. Method of recovery unrecorded. Non specific grid reference given of SP3359.
Find of medieval items in Chesterton.
1 Assorted finds comprising two unidentified bronze objects and a late Medieval bronze buckle recovered during survey work.
Findspot - ia bronze object and a late Medieval bronze buckle were recovered during survey work at Windmill Hill Farm in 1990.
1 Coins from the 15th and 18th centuries reported by metal detectorists.
Findspot - coins dating to the Medieval and Post Medieval periods were found 100m south of Oakham Coppice.
1 Moat marked on site of Kingston Manor House.
2 Area of the site extended slightly to the northwest to cover the spot shown in fig 7;1 of’ Field and Forest’.
Bibliographic evidence suggests that this was the possible site of a Medieval moat, a wide ditch usually surrounding a building. It was situated at Kingston Manor Farm, Chesterton and Kingston.
1 Vertical air photograph.
2 Ridge and furrow cultivation transcribed from air photographs.
Medieval and later ridge and furrow cultivation in the parish of Chesterton and Kingston. In some areas it is survives as an earthwork. Elsewhere it is visible on aerial photographs.
1 A Medieval iron arrowhead was found in Chesterton.
Findspot - an iron arrowhead dating to the Medieval period was found near Chesterton.
1 Four silver coins were found after harvesting.
Findspot - four coins dating to the Medieval period were found 550m north west of the church, Chesterton.
1 At the back of Rose Cottage, to the north of Chesterton, informal observations took place during the digging of foundations for an outbuilding in 1998. Pottery and floor tiles ...
Findspot - pottery and floor tiles dating to the Medieval period were found 600m north west of the church, Chesterton.
1 A limestone rubble wall was recorded in a section, during the construction of an extension. The wall type is consistent with Medieval or early Post Medieval buildings. ...
The site of a limestone rubble wall which probably dates to the Medieval or Post Medieval period. It is located 600m north west of the church, Chesterton.
1 Deserted village of Kingston (alias Chesterton Parva). ‘Town Field’ in Tithe Award and Place Names MS. In 1946 two fields called ‘Little Town’ and ‘Old Town’ were both under ...
The site of the deserted settlement of Kingston, dating to the Medieval period, which is known from documentary evidence. The remains of houses are visible on aerial photographs as earthworks. It is located 900m south east of the church, Chesterton.
1 Probably a Civil War work, although it has been thought to be Roman. The earthwork encloses 1 ha and consists of a rampart 0.9 to 1.2m high and 6m ...
The site of an enclosure which is believed to date to the Medieval or Post Medieval period. Glass dating to the 17th century has been recovered from the site. It is located 900m north of the church, Chesterton.
1 Sherd of Medieval red glazed ware, collected 1969.
Findspot - a single fragment of Medieval pottery, a sherd of red glazed ware, was found 900m north west of Windmill Hill.
1 The Post Medieval mansion (PRN 791) appears to have replaced a Medieval hall.
2 Manorial history described. In c1470 John Peyto rebuilt the moated manor by the church.
3 New Scheduling ...
The site of a manor house dating to the Medieval period which was probably surrounded by the moat. It was situated 100m north west of the church, Chesterton.
1 Fishponds.
2 Plan.
3 Upstream of the manor (N and NE of the church) is a fine series of fishponds. Along the N side a leet runs beyond a prominent linear ...
Fishponds used for the breeding and storage of fish. The fishponds are associated with the Medieval and/or Post Medieval manors and survive as earthworks. The site is located 100m north of St Giles's Church at Chesterton.
1 Stone foundations are clear just W of the moat, including one rectangular building of considerable size.
2 Area deep-ploughed in 1984 revealing Medieval masonry.
3 The quantity and type of masonry ...
The site of a building of considerable size, the masonry fragments of which date it to the Medieval period. It was situated 200m north west of the church, Chesterton.
1 Shrunken village of Chesterton Magna. This is still a dispersed village. Beresford places the site in ‘Town Grounds’/’Little Town’ (cSP3458). Rous lists depopulation here and reports 79 families in ...
The shrunken village of Chesterton Magna. The village became depopulated during the Medieval period. The remains of the Medieval village and areas of ridge and furrow are visible as earthworks, which are situated to the west and south of Chesterton Green.
1Part of an extensive earthwork complex including some crofts and houses, among a maze of post-depopulation paddocks and pens; a messuage and crofts confirmed to William de Depyng in 1344 ...
An area of the Medieval deserted settlement of Chesterton Magna known as Le Grenesyde. The site is known from documentary evidence and is thought to be situated in the area to the west of Chesterton Green.
1 Part of an extensive earthwork complex including some crofts and houses among a maze of post-depopulation paddocks and pens. Documentary references suggest a hamlet called ‘Wygunhulend’ in 1352 and ...
An area of earthworks relating to the Medieval shrunken village at Chesterton Green. They include some possible houses and crofts among a maze of post-depopulation paddocks and pens. Documentary evidence suggests it might be a village called Wygunhulende.
1 The small hamlet of Church End is mentioned by name in Medieval documents, and it may represent the earliest (Medieval) settlement in the parish. There were buildings here in ...
The deserted settlement of Church End dates to the Medieval period. It is known from documentary evidence and earthworks are visible. It is located 100m south of Church coppice.
1 Part of an extensive earthwork complex including some crofts and houses among a maze of post-depopulation paddocks and pens. To the N of Chesterton Green a strikingly regular pattern ...
The site of a deserted settlement dating to the Medieval period. Documentary evidence suggests that this settlement was called Netherend. The remains of houses, crofts and boundaries are visible as earthworks. It is located 600m north west of the church, Chesterton.
1 The published pond incorporates a moat at its W end.
2 Plan.
3 Site of Medieval moated manor clearly visible in the dip to the NW of the church. Stone foundations ...
A moat, a wide ditch usually surrounding a building. It dates from the Medieval period, and stone foundations for drawbridges are still visible. The site contains fishponds and may be associated with a manor house. It is situated 150m north west of Chesterton church.