Information for record number MWA9544:
Bramcote Medieval Settlement

Summary The possible extent of the medieval settlement at Bramcote based on the Ordnance Survey map of 1887 and on aerial photographs.
What Is It?  
Type: Settlement
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Wolvey
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 41 88
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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 OS map of 1887, 17NE.
2 There are 3 entries for Bramcote in Domesday, in Brinklow Hundred. The Phillimore edition has a grid ref of SP4188. Ref14,4 (Land of Earl Aubrey) in Bramcote 1 1/2 hides. Land for 3 ploughs. Salo held it; he was a free man. 1 villager. The value was 5s. Ref 22,10 Robert Hunter holds 1 hidefrom him (Henry of Ferrers) in Bramcote. Land for 2 ploughs, which [are] therw, with 1 villager. Value 10s. Ref 44,2 Richard (the Forester) also holds 1/2 hide in Bramcote. Land for 1 plough. 1 villager with 1/2 plough. Value 2s. Saxi held it freely.
3 The ridge and furrow plotting for the parish doesn't show any survival immediately around the village.
4 The 1887 map shows very few houses; the western end contains a small triangular area, possibly indicating a market, and the dog-leg road lay out to its south east also suggests that there may have been settlement. There are known medieval sites immediately to the north and east [WA 4452 mill pond, WA5473 fishponds WA 3590 moat. Domesday indictes a small settlement in multi ownership and of little value.
 
Sources
Source No: 3
Source Type: Aerial Photograph Transcript
Title: Wolvey parish
Author/originator: ARI
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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: 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: 17NE 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
technique Aerial Photograph Aerial photographs are taken during an aerial survey, which involves looking at the ground from above. It is usually easier to see cropmarks and earthworks when they are viewed from above. Aerial photographs help archaeologists to record what they see and to identify new sites. There are two kinds of aerial photographs; oblique and vertical. 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 FISHPOND * A pond used for the rearing, breeding, sorting and storing of fish. back
monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. 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 POND * The area of water retained above a mill dam for driving a mill. back
monument MARKET * An open space or covered building in which cattle, goods, etc, are displayed for sale. back
monument MOAT * A wide ditch surrounding a building, usually filled with water. Use for moated sites, not defensive moats. Use with relevant site type where known, eg. MANOR HOUSE, GARDEN, etc. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. 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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