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Site of Possible Moat 100m NW of Church

1 Moat marked. 2 Described as a fishpond. Osier and reed-filled, it attains a maximum depth of 0.9m. 3 The pond has been entirely filled in by the present owner to build ...

The site of a possible Medieval moat, a wide ditch surrounding a building. It is no longer visible as an earthwork but was situated 100m north west of St John the Baptist's Church at Honiley.
Moat at Moat Cottages (formerly Moat Farm), Honiley.

1 Near to Honiley is Moat Farm, mentioned in 1597 as Mottehouse or the Motehouse. The house has 17th century framing. The E and part of the N sides of ...

A Medieval moat, a wide ditch usually surrounding a building, is still visible as an earthwork at this site. It is situated 500m north of Clattyland Wood, Honiley.
Haseley Green Earthwork Remains of DMV

1 In the field which is centred at the above grid reference there are a series of earthworks which ‘approximate to those left by deserted settlement’. These continue in the ...

The possible site of a deserted Medieval settlement. The remains are visible as earthworks and the site is located at Haseley Green.
Possible Deserted Medieval Settlement at Baddesley

1 Deserted Medieval village in Rous’ list as ‘for the most imparked’. But it is still not destroyed, though the settlement is small. 2 Poor archaeology (C), period of desertion known, ...

The possible site of an area of Medieval deserted settlement at Baddesley Clinton. The remains of the settlement are visible as earthworks. The site is located 100m north west of St James's Church.
Possible Medieval Mill Dam 600m SW of Fernhill Farm

1 A probable mill dam was found at the above grid reference. 2 Bank up to 2.1m high on NE side and 2.4m on SW side. 3 A large earthwork straddling the ...

The possible site of a mill dam dating to the Medieval period. It is visible as an earthwork. It is located 300m west of Rouncil Lane.
Site of Earthwork, W of Palefield Coppice, Haseley

1 Earthwork visible on aerial photograph. 2 This site appears only as an earthwork on an aerial photograph of 1956: now the land has been ploughed and there are no surface ...

The site of a possible settlement or field system which is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs. The site is located 1km north east of Haseley.
Possible Site of Rykmersbury Deserted Settlement

1 Rous lists this destruction. Victoria County History Vol 3 places the village elsewhere (PRN 2654) and Beresford supports this. 2 The Victoria County History does not give the above location. 3 ...

The possible site of Rykmersbury Medieval deserted settlement. The site lies 500m south east of Beausale.
Baginton Castle

1 A castle, probably rebuilt by Sir William Bagot c1397, although there appears to have been a castle here before this. Henry, Duke of Hereford (later Henry IV), was entertained ...

The remains of Baginton Castle which is Medieval in date. The motte and bailey, as well as the moat, are still visible as earthworks. The remains of the stone keep, which was built during the 14th century, are also visible. The castle is situated to the west of Baginton.
Site of Shrunken Medieval Settlement

1 During the excavation of the castle trial holes were dug at various likely places without producing evidence for other buildings. There were however traces of buildings between the church ...

The site of a Medieval shrunken village. The remains of house platforms and a hollow way are visible as earthworks. The site is located to the east of Baginton Castle.
Site of a Medieval Cross at Willoughby

1 Parliamentary troops passing through the village after the battle of Edge Hill are said to have tried to pull down the ancient cross, from which they were dissuaded by ...

The site of a Medieval cross. The existence of the cross is known from documentary evidence. During the English Civil war the Parliamentarian troops tried to pull it down. The exact location of the cross is unknown but it stood somewhere in Willoughby.
Crop Mark Enclosure 500m S of Crazy Pit Spinney

2 Crop marks or earthworks of enclosures and linear features show on aerial photographs. Ridge and furrow is also in evidence. The relationship of the features to the ridge and ...

Enclosures, linear features and an area of ridge and furrow which are visible as cropmarks and earthworks. The features may be Medieval in date and are situated 500m south of Crazy Pit Spinney.
Medieval earthwork bank

1 On the footway from Willoughby to Grandborough about a furlong W of the church is a long bank of earth, seemingly thrown up for the purpose of fortification. 2 There ...

The site of an earthwork bank, possibly of Medieval date. The bank might form a defensive earthwork. Alternatively, it might be associated with a nearby moat. The bank is situated 100m south west of the church at Willoughby.
Kites Hardwick Shrunken Medieval Settlement

1 Rous’ list has a Kyght Herdwyck. Sites with this name exist in both Tysoe and Leamington Hastings. Beresford considered that Rous’ site was probably the Tysoe settlement. 2 In the ...

The Medieval shrunken village of Kites Hardwick. The village is known from documentary evidence and some features are visible as earthworks. The site is located to the south of Kites Hardwick.
Possible Shrunken Med Settlement, vicinity of The Green, Broadwell

1 Earthworks and possible house platforms possibly indicative of deserted Medieval settlement. 2 This site requires a site visit.

The possible site of a Medieval shrunken village. The remains are visible as earthworks. The site lies 300m south east of The Green, Broadwell.
Site of Possible Moat at Manor House

1 L-shaped ditch shown adjacent to the manor house. 2 Site recently built on. Garden landscaped and no sign of ditch. 3 Marked on 1st edition Ordnance Survey mapping.

A possible moat, a wide ditch usually surrounding a building, which would have dated to the Medieval period. The moat is no longer visible as an earthwork. It was located 150m northwest of the Mission Church at Princethorpe.
Possible Deserted Settlement at Littleworth End

1 The name “Littleworth End” suggests a settlement site. 2 On the 1865 Estate map the area is shown to have widely scattered cottages and small fields. 3 On the 6″ O.S. ...

The possible site of a deserted settlement dating to the Medieval period. It is situated to the south of New Park Farm at Littleworth End.
Possible Deserted Medieval Settlement

1 Aerial photographs. 2 Aerial photographs and site visit revealed a field with distinctive evidence of Medieval settlement. At the N end of the field are good remains of ridge and ...

The site of a Medieval deserted settlement and field system. The remains are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs. The site is located to the west of the Fosse Way at 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.
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.
Possible Moat to W of Wappenbury Farm, Wappenbury

1 On a mid 19th century sketch map of Wappenbury, a field at this location is called Moat Close. 2 As this corresponds to the NW corner of the earthwork (WA ...

Documentary evidence suggests that this may be the site of a moat, a wide ditch usually surrounding a building, of Medieval date. It is situated 1km north east of Hunningham Bridge.
Shrunken Medieval Settlement at Wappenbury

1 A field centred at the above grid reference and lying within the Wappenbury earthwork contains traces of village earthworks and ridge and furrow. The NE corner contains ridge and ...

The site of an area of shrunken village at Wappenbury, dating to the Medieval period. Earthworks are visible on aerial photographs and these include several house platforms and hollow ways, as well as ridge and furrow.
Ridge and Furrow adjacent to Wappenbury Hall

1 The field at this location contained classic ridge and furrow earthworks: it now lies across the modern road from the ridge and furrow described in WA 2985 but was ...

Ridge and furrow, which are the earthwork remains of a field system, that was used during the Medieval and Post Medieval period. The site is located at Wappenbury.
Excavation of Med Shrunken Settlement - 'Site 7'

1 Evidence of Medieval occupation on the site of the present village was found in 1975 when foundation trenches for an extension to a house in Church Street were dug. ...

A Medieval shrunken village which has been partially excavated. Situated north east of Stretton on Fosse.
Ditchford Frary Deserted Medieval Settlement

1 In Rous ‘tres Dishford’ (ie three settlements called Ditchford). One of them was probably near the present Lower Ditchford Farm in a bend of the Paddle Brook, where the ...

The site of the Medieval deserted settlement of Ditchford Frary. The remains of trackways are visible as earthworks. The settlement site is located east of Lower Ditchford.