Information for record number MWA3683:
Site of Coleshill Park

Summary The site of a medieval deer park where deer were kept for hunting. It was situated north of Coleshill Hall Farm. Recommended for inclusion on Local List by Lovie
What Is It?  
Type: Deer Park
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Coleshill
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 18 88
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 A park at Coleshill is recorded in 1496. The park retained its deer and was not disparked till about 1812.
2 The N and W perimeter is possibly as shown on the 6" map but no trace of the pale was seen.
3 The extent of the park is depicted on an estate map of 1783.
1 /Desc Text /Shirley E /1867 / /Deer Parks /p160 /WMB - offprints / Y /
2 /Desc Text / /1967 /OS /SP18NE4 / /WMB /Y /
3 /Map /Snape J /1783 / /CRO Z.115 (u) / /CRO /Y /
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5 Lovie mentions the Deer Park with 'old park' in brackets.He describes it as one of an important group of early Deer Parks in North Warwickshire. By 1810, when the house was demolished, it is suggested that the parkland was turned over to agriculture although some may have been retained. Lovie reports that the grounds retain C19th terraced pleasure ground with bowling green and ornamental tree planting to the east; to the west is a walled garden, shrubbery walk, lawns and rose beds.
6 Morton refers to the park as 'Old Clinton park'. It took up largely the central part of the Parish.
 
Sources
Source No: 4
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwickshire Register Review Data Tables (North Warwickshire, Nuneaton & Bedworth, Rugby)
Author/originator: Lovie, Jonathan
Date: 1997
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwickshire Register Review Report & Recommendations
Author/originator: Lovie, Jonathan
Date: 1997
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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: 3
Source Type: Map
Title:
Author/originator: Snape J
Date: 1783
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: CRO Z.115 (u)
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: OS Card 29NE1
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1967
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Volume/Sheet: 29NE1
   
Source No: 6
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Warwickshire Extensive Urban Survey Coleshill Assessment
Author/originator: B Morton
Date: 2011
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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 HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
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 BOWLING GREEN * A closely mown piece of ground used for the game of lawn bowling. back
monument WALK * A place or path for walking in a park or garden. Use more specific type where possible. back
monument WALLED GARDEN * A garden surrounded by a substantial wall. back
monument LAWN * A flat, and usually level area of mown and cultivated grass, attached to a house. 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
monument SHRUBBERY * A plantation of shrubs. back

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