Information for record number MWA9128:
Bearley Medieval Settlement

Summary The possible extent of Medieval settlement at Bearley as suggested by the Ordnance Survey map of 1886.
What Is It?  
Type: Settlement
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Bearley
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 18 60
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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" Ordnance Survey map, 38NW 1886.
2 Bearley was mentioned in Domesday of 1086-1090 as 'Byrlei', meaning a fortification in a clearing. In 1100 land ownership was held by the monks of Bordesley and a small church was built around this time.
3 In the Domesday survey in Ferncombe Hundred. Grid ref 1760. Two references, 22,27 and 28,18. 22,27: (Land of Henry of Ferrers) Alric holds 1 hide in Bearley. Land for 1 plough. 1 villager and 1 slave. Meadow, 1 acre. The value now 10s. 28,18 (Land of William son of Corbucion) in Bearley 4 hides. Land for 4 ploughs. In lordship 1; 2 slaves; 9 villagers and 6 smallholders with 5 ploughs. Meadow, 4 acres; in Warwick 1 house which pays 8d. Value now 40s.
4 The Domesday grid ref is 1760, whereas this area is 1860. The church is late C12th in origin. A circular lane encloses the central area. The SMR holds no records as yet for Medieval activity in Bearley.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Bearley: Appraisal, History and Action Plan, Present, Past and Future
Author/originator: Bearley Parish Council - Various Authors
Date: 2001
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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: 38NW 1:10560 1886
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
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Volume/Sheet: 38NW
   
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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 SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FORTIFICATION * A usually permanent defensive work. Use specific type where known. 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
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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