Information for record number MWA354:
Maxstoke Park

Summary Maxtoke Park, the site of a Medieval deerpark. It was situated in the area to the south of Maxtoke Castle.
What Is It?  
Type: Deer Park
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Maxstoke
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 21 88
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 The pale of the park at Maxstoke is recorded in 1332 and the park is also recorded in 1522.
2 Also mentioned at the time of Elizabeth (1558-1603). Nearly 200 acres, enclosed from an ancient chase.
3 The original extent of the deerpark is indicated by parish boundaries, extant pale, field hedgerows and river. Added to GIS using the description on this card but needs further work.
4 The early-19th century park and Old park are shown on this map and the GIS has been updated to show this park extent.
5 Beighton's map shows a very similar extent but in less detail.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title:
Author/originator: Whitaker J
Date: 1892
Page Number: 161
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Some Accounts of English Deer Parks
Author/originator: Shirley E
Date: 1867
Page Number: 160
Volume/Sheet: Deer Parks
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Map
Title: Plan of the estate belonging to Dilke Esq situated in the Parishes of Maxstoke and Coleshill
Author/originator: Kent, Pearce and Kent
Date: 1806
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Map
Title: Beighton's Map of Warwickshire
Author/originator: Beighton
Date: 1725
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: OS Card 29NW3
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1976
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 29NW3
   
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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
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 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 CASTLE * A fortress and dwelling, usually medieval in origin, and often consisting of a keep, curtain wall and towers etc. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back

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