Information for record number MWA8896:
Medieval settlement at Ansty

Summary The Medieval settlement of Ansty. The settlement was extended during the Medieval period using the planned addition of large tofts to the south of the church, laid out over former field lands.
What Is It?  
Type: Settlement
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Ansty
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 39 83
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1 In the Medieval period the settlement of Ansty was extended using the planned addition of large tofts to the south of the church laid out over former field lands. The planned expansion is in contrast to the previously unplanned settlement layout. This development may be a response to an agrarian change and rising population levels in the post-Conquest period.
2 The Medieval settlement pattern of Ansty can be traced from the first edition Ordnance Survey map of 1887.
3 Domesday lists Ansty; it was in Brinklow Hundred. The Phillimore edition has a grid reference of 3983. Ref 15,5 (Land of Countess Godiva) Ansty and Foleshill. 9 hides. Land for 7 ploughs. In lordship 3; 2 slaves; 30 villagers and 6 smallholders with 11 ploughs. Value before 1066 and later £10; now £12.
4 Noted.
5 The early post-Medieval settlement of Ansty is shown on a map of 1600 , with buildings on the street frontage within the grounds of the present Ansty Hall Hotel.
 
Sources
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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Source No: 4
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Ansty and Shilton
Author/originator: D C O Adams
Date: 1907
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Desk Top Study
Title: Desk-based Archaeological Assessment, Ansty Hall Hotel, Ansty, Warwickshire: proposed bedroom and facilities block with car parking
Author/originator: Greig I
Date: 2012
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Volume/Sheet: 2091
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: 17SW 1:10560 1887
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1887
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 17SW 1:10560 1887
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1887
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Bridging the Gap: Recent Research on Rural and Urban Settlement Forms in Medieval Warwickshire
Author/originator: Lilley K
Date: 1995
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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
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 HOTEL * A large building used for the accommodation of paying travellers and guests. back
monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument TOFT * The place where a house stood or had once stood, often adjoining a garth or croft. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. 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 HIDE * A shelter, sometimes camouflaged, for the observation of birds and animals at close quarters. back

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