Information for record number MWA9487:
Astley Medieval Settlement

Summary The probable extent of the medieval settlement based on the Ordnance Survey first edition map of 1887.
What Is It?  
Type: Settlement
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Astley
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 31 89
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 The possible extent of the medieval settlement, based on the 1st edition OS maps of 1887, 16NE and 10SE.
2 Domesday listed Astley in Brinklow Hundred. The Phillimore edition has a grid reference of 31,89. Ref 16,42 (Land of the Count of Meulan) in Astley 1 hide. Godric holds from him. Land for 2 ploughs. In lordship 1 plough; 5 villagers and 3 smallholders with 1 plough. Woodland 1 league long and 1/2 league wide; when exploited value 10s; The value was and is 20s. Alfric held it freely before 1066.
3 The 1887 maps show almost no settlement. There is a central triangular area planted with an orchard which suggests possible population shrinkage, as does the area bounded by two lanes which lies southeast of Holly Bush Farm.
 
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: 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: 16NE 1:10560 1887
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1887
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Volume/Sheet: 16NE
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 10SE 1:10560 1887
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1887
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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 SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument HIDE * A shelter, sometimes camouflaged, for the observation of birds and animals at close quarters. back
monument ORCHARD * An enclosure used for the cultivation of fruit trees. 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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