Information for record number MWA2204:
Medieval Manor House at Wasperton

Summary The remains of a Medieval manor house have been observed within the fabric of an existing house. It was possibly a 14th century aisled hall which was reduced in size during the 15th century. It was faced with red brick in the post medieval period.
What Is It?  
Type: Manor House, House
Period: Medieval - Industrial (1066 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Wasperton
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 26 58
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Listed Building (Grade: II*)
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 An approximately square building facing E. Externally it is mostly of 18th century brickwork but internally the back part retains the remains of a 15th century timber framed hall running N and S and having E and W narrow aisles. The bay S of the arched truss was probably the solar wing. The front part of the house, although now modernised, was probably part of a late 16th century enlargement.
2 The aisled hall was examined in some detail as examples of this date in the lowlands are almost invariably 14th century rather than 15th century. The original hall is 14th century and the 15th century features noted in reference
1 are part of a general replanning to reduce the hall to half its former size and utilise the space for a new two-storied solar bay. The original building is probably early 14th century.
4 Listed Building Description.
5 Well of possible Medieval origin observed in evaluation work in 1995 (WA 8296).
6 Three pits, one containing Medieval potsherds and the other two undated, were found during a watching brief immediately to the west of the Manor House.
7 Work in
6 also mentioned.
8 Work in
6 also mentioned.
9 A fragment of a post-Medieval fine drinking glass was found near 'The Granary'.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
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: 3
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Wasperton
Author/originator: Buteux S
Date: 1982
Page Number: 29-30
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Descriptive Text
Title: LBL
Author/originator: DoE
Date: 1987
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Stratford
   
Source No: 9
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Archaeological recording at Manor House Farm, Wasperton, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Coutts C & Gethin B
Date: 2010
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1046
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Arch Obs of a well at Manor House Farm, Wasperton
Author/originator: Meek, J
Date: 1995
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 7
Source Type: Serial
Title: Medieval Settlement Research Group Annual Report 20, 2005
Author/originator: MSRG
Date: 2005
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 8
Source Type: Serial
Title: West Midlands Archaeology vol 48
Author/originator: S Watt (ed.)
Date: 2005
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Serial
Title: TBAS vol 76 (1958)
Author/originator: Birmingham Archaeological Society
Date: 1960
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 76
   
Source No: 6
Source Type: Watching Brief Report
Title: An archaeological watching brief at Manor Farm, Wasperton.
Author/originator: Kevin Wright
Date: 2006
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
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designation Listed Building Buildings and structures, such as bridges, that are of architectural or historical importance are placed on a statutory list. These buildings are protected by planning and conservation acts that ensure that their special features of interest are considered before any alterations are made to them.

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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 Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument MANOR FARM * A farm on the estate of a manor. 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 MANOR HOUSE * The principal house of a manor or village. back
monument ARCH * A structure over an opening usually formed of wedge-shaped blocks of brick or stone held together by mutual pressure and supported at the sides; they can also be formed from moulded concrete/ cast metal. A component; use for free-standing structure only. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument PIT * A hole or cavity in the ground, either natural or the result of excavation. Use more specific type where known. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. back
monument SQUARE * An open space or area, usually square in plan, in a town or city, enclosed by residential and/or commercial buildings, frequently containing a garden or laid out with trees. back
monument GRANARY * A building, or first-floor room in a building, for the dry and secure storage of grain after it has been threshed and winnowed. 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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