Information for record number MWA7445:
Poss. D.M.V. at Weston-in-Arden

Summary The possible site of a deserted settlement of Medieval date at Weston-in-Arden. The site is suggested by documentary evidence.
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 38 87
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Weston-in-Arden Deserted Medieval Village and field system (Selions).
2 Weston-in-Arden is hardly separated from the Village, and the nucleus of the Village is Weston Hall, an ancient manor-house, close to a sharp bend in the by-road. Photocopy of VC entries in FI file 294.
3 in BRINKLOW Hundred. In Weston (-in-Arden) 2 hides. Fulk holds from him. Land for 7 ploughs. In lordship 1; 6 Villagers and 7 smallholders with 3 ploughs. Meadow, 8 acres. The value was and is 40s. Photocopy of the DB entry in FI file 294.
4 Map.
5 Record card information about Weston Mill.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 6, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1951
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Volume/Sheet: VI
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Bibliographic reference
Author/originator: Cook A F
Date: 1995
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Medieval settlement at Weston in Arden
Author/originator: Cook A F
Date: 1995
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Volume/Sheet: Domesday Book Ref.
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Map
Title: Weston in Arden
Author/originator: Cook A F
Date: 1995
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: Weston Mill, Bulkington
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Date:
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Glossary

 
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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 HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
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 SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument MILL * A factory used for processing raw materials. Use more specific mill type where known. See also TEXTILE MILL, for more narrow terms. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. 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 MANOR * An area of land consisting of the lord's demesne and of lands from whose holders he may exact certain fees, etc. 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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