Information for record number MWA19:
Site of Deserted Settlement at Coton, Nether Whitacre.

Summary The site of a possible Medieval deserted settlement. The settlement may have been situated 250m north east of Gravelpit Spinney.
What Is It?  
Type: Deserted Settlement
Period: Medieval - Post-Medieval (1066 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Nether Whitacre
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 21 93
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 William de Oddingeseles had 14 free tenants at Merston and Cotes in 1295.
2 Three widely scattered buildings existed in this area.
3 Two Coton Farms exist in the immediate area.
4 The lack of archaeological features or any finds discovered during the course of archaeological observations at Sandholme, Coton Road suggests that the deserted Medieval settlement of Coton was not located in the immediate vicinity.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
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: Evaluation Report
Title: Archaeological Observation at Sandholme, Whitacre Heath, Nether Whitacre, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Warwickshire Museum
Date: 1998
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Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Map
Title: 1:10000 1954 SP29NW
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1954
Page Number: SP29NW
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: Inclosure Award 1836
Author/originator:
Date: 1836
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Nether Whitacre
   
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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
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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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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument ARCHAEOLOGICAL FEATURE * Use only for features assumed to be archaeological but which cannot be identified more precisely without further investigation .Use more specific term where known back
monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument DESERTED SETTLEMENT * An abandoned settlement, usually of the Medieval period, often visible only as earthworks or on aerial photographs. 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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