Information for record number MWA9466:
Rowington Park

Summary In the Medieval period a deer park existed in the centre of the parish of Rowington and it possibly contained a rabbit warren. By 1606 documents record that the park had been broken up and turned to pasture.
What Is It?  
Type: Deer Park, Park, Rabbit Warren
Period: Medieval - Post-Medieval (1066 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Rowington
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 20 68
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Rowington Park was an area of woodland lying in the centre of the parish, to the SW of the Birmingham to Warwick Road and between Rowington Hall and High House Farm. No firm boundaries have been established. It was for the use of the Abbey of Reading and its Abbot. It is possible that the boundary had been ditched and enclosed by a palisade, but no firm evidence is recorded. A warriner and a swineherd were employed. It was established around 1133 and was perhaps 350 statute acres in extent. By 1606, when a survey of field names was taken, the Park appears to have been broken up. The only record is of 'le great Parke 37 acres' and 'le little Parke 12 acres', both used as pasture. The 1550 - 1650 map in this book refers to the possible site of the rabbit warren within the old Park.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: From Hroca to Anne being a 1000 years in the life of Rowington
Author/originator: Joy Woodall
Date: 1974
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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
Description  
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 PALISADE * An enclosure of stakes driven into the ground, sometimes for defensive purposes. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument DEER PARK * A large park for keeping deer. In medieval times the prime purpose was for hunting. back
monument PARK * An enclosed piece of land, generally large in area, used for hunting, the cultivation of trees, for grazing sheep and cattle or visual enjoyment. Use more specific type where known. 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 RABBIT WARREN * An area used for the breeding and rearing of rabbits. back
monument ABBEY * A religious house governed by an abbot or abbess. Use with narrow terms of DOUBLE HOUSE, MONASTERY or NUNNERY. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument PASTURE * A field covered with herbage for the grazing of livestock. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back

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