Information for record number MWA9524:
Lea Marston Medieval Settlement

Summary The probable extent of the medieval settlement at Lea Marston based on the Ordnance Survey map of 1887.
What Is It?  
Type: Settlement
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Lea Marston
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 20 93
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 The probable extent of the medieval settlement of Lea Marston based on the OS maps of 1887, 9NW and 9NE.
2 Domesday lists 2/ 3 entries for Lea Marston in Coleshill Hundred. The Phillimore ed. Has a grid ref. of 2094. Ref 17,48 Robert d'Oilly holds 1 hide in (Lea?) Marston. Land for 1 plough. Waste. Meadow 3 acres. The value was 10s; now 16d. Earl Algar held it. Ref 21,1 Robert d'Oilly holds 2 hides in (Lea) Marston and Robert Hunter from him. Land for 2 ploughs. In lordship 1; 2 slaves. 4 villagers have 2 ploughs. Meadow 6 acres; woodland 4 furlongs long and 1 furlong wide. The value was 10s; now 20s. Aelfric held it freely before 1066. Robert bought this land from him with King William's permission. Ref 23,1 Robert the Burser holds 9 hides in (Lea) Marston from the King. Land for 8 ploughs. In lordship 2; 2 slaves; 24 villagers with 6 ploughs. A mill at 10s; Meadow 6 acres. The value was and is £4. Aelmer held it freely before 1066.
3 The 1887 map shows a sparse village concentrated around the network of lanes west of the river. There are also some stray plots to the south, and the church itself [WA65 dating from the medieval period] lies in woodland 600m further south. The Domesday entries indicate a populous and valuable village, but the SMR holds no records from the medieval period other than the church. There is no ridge and furrow plotting for the parish and the RAF aerial photo shows no survival immediately around the village.
 
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: 2
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: 9NW 1:10560 1887
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1887
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 09NE 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 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 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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