1 At Flaxland Farm, Pillerton Priors, in a big field known as Coverwell, the RAF installed a dummy runway with landing lights and it was manned every night by RAF ...
The site of Pillerton Priors bombing decoy, a system of lights, fires or dummy objects. The decoy was used to prevent German bomber planes from dropping their bombs on the airfield at Wellesbourne. The decoy was situated to the south east of Pillerton Hersey.
1 A short cross penny of the period of John – Henry III (1199-1247, probably 1215-20) was found in the bank of the River Dene, upstream from the bridge.
Findspot - a Medieval coin, probably of 13th century date, was found in the area of Wellesbourne.
1 Water main excavations revealed three flint objects probably Neolithic, one object identifiable as an end scraper.
Findspot - flint objects, including one end scraper, possibly dating to the Neolithic period, were found 800m south west of the church, Wellesbourne.
1 Finds during water main excavations were Post Medieval pottery, one sherd salt-glazed and three black -glazed, one piece of slag was probably contemporary with these.
Findspot - four pottery sherds dating to the Post Medieval period were found 800m west of the church, Wellesbourne.
1 Gas works founded in 1864. Most likely location is School Road, a road running adjacent to Kineton Road.
The possible site of gas works dating from the Imperial period, and founded in 1864. The probable location was in School Road, Wellesbourne.
1 Mile Post marked.
The site of a milepost dating to the Imperial period. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1906. It was located 1km south of Wellesbourne on the Ettington Road.
2 Linear feature shows as cropmark.
A linear feature of unknown date is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs. It is located 400m north west of Smatchley Wood.
2 Possible linear features show as cropmarks; these could be natural.
Linear features of unknown date are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. They are located 300m north west of Roundhill Wood.
2 Possible archaeological features show on aerial photographs.
Several possible archaeological features are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. Their date and function is unknown. They are located 400m south west of Roundhill Wood.
1 A Romano British site was located in Autumn 1984.
The site of a settlement dating to the Roman period was identified in 1984. It is located 700m north of Walton.
1 Direction finding (D/F) stations enabled aircraft to find their position by taking bearings on two or three stations. The transmissions could be on Medium Frequency (M/F), High Frequency (H/F) ...
The site of a direction finding station which was used by aircraft to find their bearings. It is associated with Wellesbourne Mountford airfield and is situated 900m north of Red Hill Wood.
1 Chancel with N organ-chamber and vestry, S chapel, nave, N and S aisles, S porch and W tower. The building dates from the 12th century, but all that survives ...
The Church of St Peter, originally built in the Medieval period, was largely rebuilt and enlarged in 1847. Only the south arcade and the tower remain of the Medieval building. It is situated 600m east of the sewage works, Wellesbourne.
1 Archaeological evaluation undertaken by Warwickshire Museum. Excavation of trench 5 revealed a steep-sided, V-shaped ditch, about 7m deep, aligned roughly E-W. The ditch had also been re-cut on its ...
Two ditches and a fragment of pottery, dating to the Iron Age, were discovered during an excavation. Two post holes were found which may also date to the Iron Age. The ditches may represent a boundary feature. The site is located 200m north of Wellesbourne church.
1 Site hereabouts dug by Cove Jones. Information from PM 12:04:1950, cf VCH, Vol 1, p247.
2 A coin of Allectus from near Loxley House.
3 The coin could have come from ...
Findspot - a coin dating to the Roman period was found in Wellesbourne Wood, near Loxley.
1 Eight Romano-British pottery sherds predominantly grey ware, were found during water main excavations. They could be associated with SMR1141, which is a possible Iron Age/Romano-British settlement site.
Findspot - eight pottery sherds dating to the Roman period were found 800m west of the church, Wellesbourne.
1 Exhibited by M H Bloxam. Bone pin, (?) 10cms in length, found with the remains of a skeleton in the village of Walton.
2 Noted.
A burial of unknown date was discovered along with a bone pin. It was found 450m south west of Walton.
1 Greenwood’s map of 1822 shows a park/ plantation around Frizhill House.
Frizhill House grounds, a park dating to the Imperial period is marked on Greenwood's map of 1822. It is located 300m north east of Bath Hill Wood.
1 Archaeological evaluation undertaken by Warwickshire Museum. Excavation of trench 1 revealed a steep-sided, flat-bottomed gully cut into the natural. It was aligned roughly WNW-ESE. In its base were three ...
A ditch, possible post holes and two pottery sherds dating to the Roman period were found during and excavation. It is possible that the ditch forms part of a known field system in the area. The site is located 200m north of Wellesbourne church.
1 Coin of Carausius (3rd century) found in a garden at Walton in 1991.
Findspot - a coin dating to the Roman period was found in Walton.
1 Saxon pottery found at the above grid reference during field survey in 1978. Sherds from river-gravels inside meander curve, possibly carried downstream after construction work at Wellesbourne bridge (see ...
Findspot - fragments of pottery dating to the Early Medieval period were found 800m south east of the church, Charlecote. The fragments may have been part of a cooking pot.
1 The disovery of a well was repoted by Sally Mann st WHRI on 1/3/2010.
The well is marked on the OS 2nd edition but not on the OS 1st edition.
The ...
A well that was found immediately to the west of the farm (Cottage Farm) at WHRI, Wellesbourne. The well appears to be of 19th century date and associated with the 19th century farm.
1 2 Barford House, Barford, Warwick.
Lovie reports that the early 19th century house is, at the time of his survey (1996/7) in very poor condition and that this might threaten ...
Pleasure grounds retaining much of their Regency character to the front of the house; condition of rear gardens unknown; kitchen garden; paddocks.
1 In dry weather, two circles are visible c.50ft across, on either side of the Old Wellesbourne-Stratford Rd.
2 Review of aerial photographs from Warwickshire Museum collection dating from the 1940s ...
Two circular enclosures are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. They are of unknown date. The enclosures are situated to the east of Welcombe Road, Stratford upon Avon.
2 The yard comprises a long thin piece of ground, approximatly 68 metres long, and with an average width of about 10 metres. This widens to approximatly 20 metres ...
Purpose built wheelwright's workshop and blacksmith's forge which date to the Imperial period and were in existence by 1886. The yard is situated off Church Walk in Wellesbourne.