Monument record 9061 - Wolfhampcote

A Medieval deserted settlement with origins in an Anglo-Saxon settlement. The buried and earthwork remains of the medieval settlement of Wolfhampcote, located on the western banks of the River Leam on the Warwickshire/Northamptonshire border. Excavations carried out at the site in 1955 demonstrated occupation from the Anglo-Saxon period, while the height of the population is thought to have occurred during the 12th to 13th centuries. The subsequent population decline coincided with climatic deterioration which is indicated by a period of road improvement and ditch digging in an attempt to improve the drainage at the waterlogged site. The settlement remains include an area of tofts and crofts defined by raised platforms and minor hollow ways forming an irregular grid system laid out along the side of a road, orientated east to west. The main street, which led from the site of the manor to the east, towards the village fields to the west, measures 8 metres to 15 metres wide and is heavily cambered. Several hollow ways cross the arrangement of tofts and crofts and are believed to be access routes to the fields. Medieval ridge and furrow remains of village fields defined the site to the north, east and west of the settlement. In the eastern part of the monument are the remains of a large octagonal moat which included the site of the medieval manor house. To the west of the moat are remains of a large irregular quarry and at least one large sub-rectangular fishpond which lay between the moat and the river. Scheduled.

{1} The monument includes the buried and earthwork remains of the medieval settlement of Wolfhampcote, located on the western banks of the River Leam on the Warwickshire/Northamptonshire border. The remains also include the moated manor house associated with the village, and an area of medieval ridge and furrow cultivation.

<1> 1999, Entry In The Schedule Of Monuments Compiled And Maintained By The Secretary Of State, (unchecked) (Report). SNN100781.

<1> 1999, Entry In The Schedule Of Monuments Compiled And Maintained By The Secretary Of State, (unchecked) (Report). SNN100781.

<1> 1999, Entry In The Schedule Of Monuments Compiled And Maintained By The Secretary Of State, (unchecked) (Report). SNN100781.

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