Information for record number MWA9021:
Weston on Avon Medieval Settlement

Summary The possible extent of the Medieval settlement of Weston on Avon. This is based on the the Ordnance Survey map of 1886 and the remains of ridge and furrow cultivation.
What Is It?  
Type: Settlement
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Weston on Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 15 51
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 The possible extent of the Medieval settlement, based on the first edition 6" map of 1887, 43 SE.
2 The ridge and furrow plotting of the parish.
3 Domesday lists Weston in Gloucestershire. The Phillimore edition has a grid reference of 15,51. Ref EG 5 in Witley Hundred The Church (Winchcombe) holds Weston (on Avon) itself. 3 hides, 1 free. In lordship 2 ploughs; 5 villagers and a priest with 2 ploughs. The value was 20s; now 40s. Ref EG, 15 (Land of Hugh of Grandmesnil) Weston (on Avon) and Roger from him. 4 hides. Baldwin held it. In lordship 2 ploughs. 6 villagers with 3 ploughs. 4 male and 5 female slaves. A mill at 10s. The value was £7; now £6.
4 The first edition map shows a tiny hamlet situated in the angle between Marchfont Brook and the Avon. ridge and furrow survival abuts the settlement in two places on the west. The Church [WA1291] dates from the C15th, but a Church was recorded here in 1290. Domesday indicates quite a valuable village, so there must have been shrinkage, or else there is perhaps a deserted area not yet identified. WA1343 is the site of a Medieval house to the west of the village.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Aerial Photograph Transcript
Title: Weston on Avon parish
Author/originator: ARI
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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: 43SE 1:10560 1887
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1887
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Volume/Sheet: 43SE
   
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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 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 HAMLET * Small settlement with no ecclesiastical or lay administrative function. 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 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 CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. 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 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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