Information for record number MWA9543:
Newbold on Avon Medieval Settlement

Summary The possible extent of the medieval settlement at Newbold on Avon based on the Ordnance Survey map of 1887.
What Is It?  
Type: Settlement
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Rugby
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 48 77
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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 OS 2nd edition map of 1887, 23SW.
2 Domesday lists Newbold on Avon; in Brinklow Hundred. The Phillimore edition has a grid ref of SP4877. Ref 31,2 Geoffrey (de la Guerche) also holds Newbold (on Avon) 8 hides. Land for 16 ploughs. In lordship 3; 2 slaves; 25 villagers and 8 smalholders with 11 ploughs. The value was and is 100s. Leofwin held it freely.
3 The 1887 map shows a village with quite dense settlement along the main west/east road. Some back gardens /orchards run down to the Avon. Some of the housing may be as a result of commercial activity brought by the canal, but Domesday does indicate a populous and valuable village, so it may never have been subject to much shrinkage. WA3337 is the possible site of a medieval castle, WA3338 is the possible site of a medieval grange, and the church WA3336 dates from the medieval period, and is on the site of an earlier church. Ridge and furrow survival shown on the mapdata can be seen to abut the settlement on the western side.
 
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: 3
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: 23SW 1:10560 1887 2nd edition
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1887
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Volume/Sheet: Warks 23SW
   
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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 GRANGE * An outlying farm or estate, usually belonging to a religious order or feudal lord. Specifically related to core buildings and structures associated with monastic land holding. Use specific term 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 COMMERCIAL * This is the top term for the class. See COMMERCIAL Class list for narrow terms. 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 CANAL * An artificial navigable waterway used for the transportation of goods. Nowadays also used for recreational purposes. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument CASTLE * A fortress and dwelling, usually medieval in origin, and often consisting of a keep, curtain wall and towers etc. back
monument HIDE * A shelter, sometimes camouflaged, for the observation of birds and animals at close quarters. back
monument GARDEN * An enclosed piece of ground devoted to the cultivation of flowers, fruit or vegetables and/or recreational purposes. Use more specific type where known. back
monument ORCHARD * An enclosure used for the cultivation of fruit trees. 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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