Information for record number MWA146:
Deserted Med Settlement 200m SW of Broomfield Farm, Bentley.

Summary The site of a Medieval deserted settlement is situated north west of Chapel Farm.
What Is It?  
Type: Deserted Settlement
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Bentley
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 27 94
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 This Deserted Medieval Village which was discovered and planned in 1967 was levelled and ploughed in 1968.
2 Plan shows a number of possible holloways, house platforms and drainage channels and the location of the remains of Holy Trinity chapel within the settlement.
3 A drawing of the ruined chapel in c1820 shows a house in the background, which indicates that this area of the settlement was still occupied at this time.
4 Domesday lists Bentley: Coleshill Hundred. The Phillimore edition gives a grid ref of SP2895. Ref 31,8 from Geoffrey de la Guerche Ansgot the priest holds 1 hide in Bentley in alms. Land for 2 ploughs. They are there, with 4 Villagers. Woodland 1/2 league long and 3 furlongs wide. The value was and is 64d.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: DMRG vol 16 1968
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Date: 1968
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Volume/Sheet: 16
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 4, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1947
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 4
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Domesday Book Warwickshire incl Birmingham
Author/originator: Phillimore and Co Ltd
Date: 1976
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Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Plan
Title: Bentley DMS
Author/originator: Bond C.J.
Date: 1968
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source Domesday Book The Domesday Book was commissioned in December 1085 by William the Conqueror, who invaded England in 1066. It contains records for about 13,000 medieval settlements in the English counties south of the rivers Ribble and Tees (the border with Scotland at the time). The Domesday Book is a detailed record of the lands and their resources that belonged to the king. It also records the identity of the landholders and their tenants. back
period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument VILLAGE * A collection of dwelling-houses and other buildings, usually larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a simpler organisation and administration than the latter. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument DESERTED SETTLEMENT * An abandoned settlement, usually of the Medieval period, often visible only as earthworks or on aerial photographs. back
monument CHAPEL * A freestanding building, or a room or recess serving as a place of Christian worship in a church or other building. Use more specific type where known. back
monument HIDE * A shelter, sometimes camouflaged, for the observation of birds and animals at close quarters. back
monument HOUSE PLATFORM * An area of ground on which a house is built. A platform is often the sole surviving evidence for a house. back
monument FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back

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