Information for record number MWA6196:
Site of hall and garden at Fenny Compton

Summary The site of a house known as The Hall which dated to the Post Medieval period with landscaped gardens. It is known to have been in decay by 1746. It was situated 500m south east of Fenny Compton.
What Is It?  
Type: House, Garden
Period: Post-medieval (1540 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Fenny Compton
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 41 52
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 The Hall was built above the brook in Hall Yard, and the immediate area was landscaped. This landscaping included a fishpond (PRN 6197). The slope up to the church seems to have been terraced. The Hall was in decay by 1746, and has now disappeared completely except for a few foundation stones poking through the surface of the field.
2 Plan.
 
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Plan
Title: M40 Survey Plan
Author/originator: Usher H
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: M40 Survey
Author/originator: Usher H
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Images:  
The site of a Post Medieval house near Fenny Compton
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1992
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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 YARD * A paved area, generally found at the back of a house. back
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 FISHPOND * A pond used for the rearing, breeding, sorting and storing of fish. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument GARDEN * An enclosed piece of ground devoted to the cultivation of flowers, fruit or vegetables and/or recreational purposes. Use more specific type where known. back

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