Information for record number MWA312:
Possible Deserted Settlement at Littleworth End

Summary The possible site of a deserted settlement dating to the Medieval period. It is situated to the south of New Park Farm at Littleworth End.
What Is It?  
Type: Deserted Settlement
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Middleton
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 15 97
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 The name "Littleworth End" suggests a settlement site.
2 On the 1865 Estate map the area is shown to have widely scattered cottages and small fields.
3 On the 6" O.S. map four routes converge here.
4 Surface indications of previous field boundaries are visible on air photographs.
5 A very dubious site.
 
Sources
Source No: 4
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: SP2862
Author/originator: Pickering J
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Volume/Sheet: SP2862I,K,N,T,U,V,X-
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Map
Title: 05SW 1:10560 1887
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1887
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: Map 1865
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1865
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: SMR card : text
Author/originator: JMG
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: SMR card : text
Author/originator: JMG
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source SMR Card Sites and Monuments Record Card. The Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record began to be developed during the 1970s. The details of individual archaeological sites and findspots were written on record cards. These record cards were used until the 1990s, when their details were entered on to a computerised system. The record cards are still kept at the office of the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. 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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. 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 DESERTED SETTLEMENT * An abandoned settlement, usually of the Medieval period, often visible only as earthworks or on aerial photographs. 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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