Information for record number MWA8952:
Pillerton Hersey Medieval Settlement

Summary Probable extent of the Medieval settlement at Pillerton Hersey as suggested by the first edition Ordnance Survey map of 1886.
What Is It?  
Type: Settlement
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Pillerton Hersey
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 30 48
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Probable area of Medieval settlement, based on the OS first edition map of 1886, 51 NW.
2 Domesday lists Pillerton Hersey in Tremlow Hundred, and the Phillimore edition has a grid reference of 29,48, whereas this grid ref is 30,48. Ref 18,3 (Land of Hugh of Grandmesnil) in Pillerton (Hersey) 10 hides. Land for 10 ploughs. In lordship 3; 8 male and 4 female slaves; 23 villagers with a priest, 1 man-at-arms and 5 smallholders who have 9 ploughs. A mill at 5s; woodland 1 league long and 1 wide; in Warwick 1 dwelling which pays 4d; meadow 20 acres. The value was £10; now £17. Baldwin held it freely.
3 The first edition map shows a compact village with a high coverage of trees. It lies at the confluence of two streams and at the intersection of 4 roads. The interior of the village is full of sinuous and dog- leg lanes, but many of the plots are empty, suggesting considerable shrinkage. It is largely bounded by lanes except for the northern limit which is defined by hedges and a footpath on the Manor House grounds. The Domesday entry indicates a populous and valuable village. The church dates from the C13th, WA2029 is the mill mentioned in Domesday, and WA 2028 is the site of fishponds, possibly of Medieval origin. Ridge and furrow plotting is not yet available for this parish, but the database mapping shows survival all around the village.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Domesday Book Warwickshire incl Birmingham
Author/originator: Phillimore and Co Ltd
Date: 1976
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Desk Top Study
Title: Comments on villages and towns in the Medieval Settlement study.
Author/originator: Hester Hawkes.
Date: 2002/3
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 1st edition 6" maps. Medieval settlement evaluation.
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1880s
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 51NW 1:10560 1886
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
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Volume/Sheet: 51NW
   
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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 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 FISHPOND * A pond used for the rearing, breeding, sorting and storing of fish. back
monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument RIDGE AND FURROW * A series of long, raised ridges separated by ditches used to prepare the ground for arable cultivation. This was a technique, characteristic of the medieval period. back
monument MANOR HOUSE * The principal house of a manor or village. 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 DWELLING * Places of residence. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument HIDE * A shelter, sometimes camouflaged, for the observation of birds and animals at close quarters. back
monument HEDGE * Usually a row of bushes or small trees planted closely together to form a boundary between pieces of land or at the sides of a road. back
monument MEADOW * A piece of grassland, often near a river, permanently covered with grass which is mown for use as hay. back
monument STREAM * A natural flow or current of water issuing from a source. back
monument FOOTPATH * A path for pedestrians only. back
monument TOWN * An assemblage of public and private buildings, larger than a village and having more complete and independent local government. back

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