Information for record number MWA7443:
Poss. D.M.V. at Marston Jabbett

Summary Documentary evidence suggests that a deserted settlement of Medieval date was situated at Marston Jabbett.
What Is It?  
Type: Deserted Settlement
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Nuneaton and Bedworth
District: Nuneaton and Bedworth, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 37 88
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 `Marston Jabbett Deserted Medieval Village and field system, to the east of the water-filled quarries.'
2 Hereward the pre-Conquest tenant of Marston retained his estate of 1 hide in 1086, but as undertenant of the Count of Meulan. The overlordship came to the earls of Warwick, and from early in the 13th century a mesne lordship was held by the family of Estley, or Astley. In 1242 Henry Jabet held of Thomas de Estley, who held of the earl, a half-fee in Marston Jabet.
3 in MARSTON (JABBETT). 1 hide. Hereward holds from him. Land for 4 ploughs. In lordship 2; 1 female slave; 12 Villagers and 8 smallholders with 4 ploughs. Meadow, 6 acres. The value was and is 3. Hereward also held it freely before 1066.
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Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 6, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1951
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: VI
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Domesday Book Warwickshire incl Birmingham
Author/originator: Phillimore and Co Ltd
Date: 1976
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Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Archaeological sites in the Nuneaton area
Author/originator: Cook A F
Date: 1995
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Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Archaeological sites in the Nuneaton area
Author/originator: Cook A F
Date: 1995
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Volume/Sheet:
   
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source Domesday Book The Domesday Book was commissioned in December 1085 by William the Conqueror, who invaded England in 1066. It contains records for about 13,000 medieval settlements in the English counties south of the rivers Ribble and Tees (the border with Scotland at the time). The Domesday Book is a detailed record of the lands and their resources that belonged to the king. It also records the identity of the landholders and their tenants. back
technique Documentary Evidence Documentary evidence is another name for written records. The first written records in Britain date back to the Roman period. Documentary evidence can take many different forms, including maps, charters, letters and written accounts. When archaeologists are researching a site, they often start by looking at documentary evidence to see if there are clues that will help them understand what they might find. Documentary evidence can help archaeologists understand sites that are discovered during an excavation, field survey or aerial survey. 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 VILLAGE * A collection of dwelling-houses and other buildings, usually larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a simpler organisation and administration than the latter. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument DESERTED SETTLEMENT * An abandoned settlement, usually of the Medieval period, often visible only as earthworks or on aerial photographs. back
monument FIELD SYSTEM * A group or complex of fields which appear to form a coherent whole. Use more specific type where known. back
monument HIDE * A shelter, sometimes camouflaged, for the observation of birds and animals at close quarters. back
monument MEADOW * A piece of grassland, often near a river, permanently covered with grass which is mown for use as hay. back

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