Information for record number MWA1744:
Lapworth Park - 'New Park'

Summary The site of a Medieval deer park, where deer were kept for hunting. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. The site is located 500m south west of Copt Green.
What Is It?  
Type: Deer Park
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Lapworth
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 16 68
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Richard Catesby obtained from Richard III (1483-5) a grant of100 oaks and 500 trees for rails for enclosing his new park at Lapworth. The author considered this new park to comprise an area W of Bushwood Hall, on which is a farm called park farm, and another called park Lodge.
2 Lapworth park is marked on maps of Saxton and Speed, though it seems to have been disparked long before Dugdale's time.
3 There were evidently two parks in Lapworth by the end of the 13th century, when 'the greater park' is recorded. In 1420 'the Little park' is mentioned. Keepers of the park are listed in 1486 and 1492. As late as 1602 Lapworth park is recorded. It is not certain which of these records relate to this park.
4 Modern hedgerows extending from SP1628 to SP1768 form a continuous enclosing feature centred SP1669, which may represent the perimeter of the park. No traces of a pale were identified.
5 Recommended for inclusion on Local List.
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7 The OS 1:10560 1886 Shts Warks 31NE/32NW show some relevant field boundaries which have now disappeared, especially around the N perimeter.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: TBAS vol 33
Author/originator: Cossins J
Date: 1908
Page Number: 71-2
Volume/Sheet: 33
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 5, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1965
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 5
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: English Deer Parks
Author/originator: Shirley E
Date: 1867
Page Number: 159
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwickshire Register Review Data Tables (Stratford on Avon)
Author/originator: Lovie, Jonathan
Date: 1997
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Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 6
Source Type: Map
Title: 31NE 1:10560 1886
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 31NE
   
Source No: 7
Source Type: Map
Title: 32NW 1:10560 1886
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 32NW
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: OS Card 25NE6
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1968
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Volume/Sheet:
   
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source OS Card Ordnance Survey Record Card. Before the 1970s the Ordnance Survey (OS) were responsible for recording archaeological monuments during mapping exercises. This helped the Ordnance Survey to decide which monuments to publish on maps. During these exercises the details of the monuments were written down on record cards. Copies of some of the cards are kept at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. The responsibility for recording archaeological monuments later passed to the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments. back
source TBAS Transactions of the Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society is a journal produced by the society annually. It contains articles about archaeological field work that has taken place in Birmingham and Warwickshire in previous years. Copies of the journal are kept by the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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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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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument LODGE * A small building, often inhabited by a gatekeeper, gamekeeper or similar. Use specific type where known. back
monument DEER PARK * A large park for keeping deer. In medieval times the prime purpose was for hunting. back
monument PARK * An enclosed piece of land, generally large in area, used for hunting, the cultivation of trees, for grazing sheep and cattle or visual enjoyment. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. 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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