Information for record number MWA8971:
Idlicote Medieval Settlement

Summary Probable extent of Medieval settlement in Idlicote based on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886, and on aerial photographs.
What Is It?  
Type: Settlement
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Idlicote
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 44
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Possible area of Medieval settlement based on the first edition 6" map of 1886 54NW.
2 The ridge and furrow plotting fo the parish.
3 Domesday lists Idlicote. It is in Fexhole Hundred, and the Phillimore edition has a grid reference of 28,44. Ref 22,5 (Land of Robert of Stafford) In Idlicote 5 hides. Land for 9 ploughs. In lordship 3 ploughs; 7 slaves; 26 villagers and 3 smallholders with 8 ploughs. The value was £4; now £8. Hafgrim and Ordneah held it freely.
4 The 1886 map shows a hamlet. The church, rectory, Idlicote House and grounds occupy the SW end. Other village buildings are in the NE. The boundary is clear, particulary on the western side. ridge and furrow survival (on the parish plotting) is seen to encircle the village, except for a small area to the east. There are known areas of shrunken and deserted settlement [WA2272 and 2273]. Domesday indicates quite a populous and valuable village, and the church [WA2268] dates from the C12th.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Aerial Photograph Transcript
Title: Idlicote Parish
Author/originator: ARI
Date: 1992
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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: 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: 54NW 1:10560 1886
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 54NW
   
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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 Aerial Photograph Aerial photographs are taken during an aerial survey, which involves looking at the ground from above. It is usually easier to see cropmarks and earthworks when they are viewed from above. Aerial photographs help archaeologists to record what they see and to identify new sites. There are two kinds of aerial photographs; oblique and vertical. 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 SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument HAMLET * Small settlement with no ecclesiastical or lay administrative function. 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 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 BOUNDARY * The limit to an area as defined on a map or by a marker of some form, eg. BOUNDARY WALL. Use specific type where known. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument DESERTED SETTLEMENT * An abandoned settlement, usually of the Medieval period, often visible only as earthworks or on aerial photographs. back
monument HIDE * A shelter, sometimes camouflaged, for the observation of birds and animals at close quarters. 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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