Information for record number MWA9575:
Radford Semele Medieval Settlement

Summary The possible extent of the medieval settlement based on the Ordnance Survey map of 1887.
What Is It?  
Type: Settlement
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Radford Semele
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: 00
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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, 33SE.
2 Domesday lists Radford Semele in Stoneleigh Hundred. The Phillimore edition gives a grid ref of SP3464. Ref 17,56. Ermenfrid holds 5 hides in Radford (Semele). Land for 13 plougha. In lordship 3 ploughs; 8 slaves; 19 villagers and 8 smallholders with 9 ploughs. A mill at 6s 8d; meadow 12 acres. The value was 100s; later 40s; now £6. Edwin held it freely before 1066; Ermenfrid bought it from Ketelbern with (the King's) permission and holds it as a holding from the King, as the King's writ testifies.
3 The 1887 map shows settlement some way to the southeast of the church, and mostly built along the road leading south. It lies at the intersection of four roads, and one corner has a lane on the eastern side, creating a triangular area. There are a few small narrow fields on the western side. Neither the aerial photos on the mapdata nor the RAF aerial photo from 1947 identify ridge and furrow. Domesday indicates a large thriving settlement in 1086. There is a known area of shrinkage [MWA1906] southeast of the church, [MWA1900], which has a medieval foundation.
4 HER polygon lengthend to include whole area on 1887 map and a small area of erthworks at the far south end which appear to be settlement related (from HER lidar layer).
 
Sources
Source No: 3
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: SP36SW
Author/originator: RAF
Date: 1947
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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: 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: 33SE 1:10560 1887
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1887
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Volume/Sheet: 33SE
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Pers. Comm.
Author/originator: B Gethin
Date: 2013 onwards
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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 LAYER * An archaeological unit of soil in a horizontal plane which may seal features or be cut through by other features. 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 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 * A factory used for processing raw materials. Use more specific mill type where known. See also TEXTILE MILL, for more narrow terms. 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 FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. 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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