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Upper Smite is a Cistercian grange located approximately two hundred metres south-east of Mobbs Wood Farm in Warwickshire. The site represents the remains of an agricultural establishment operated by the Cistercian order, reflecting the characteristic monastic practice of establishing granges as outlying productive properties during the medieval period. The grange's earthworks and associated archaeological features survive as evidence of this organised approach to monastic land management and farming operations in the English Midlands. The site has been designated as an ancient monument in recognition of its historical importance to understanding medieval monastic economy and settlement patterns.
Cistercian grange of Upper Smite, 200m south east of Mobbs Wood Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016847. View the official record →
Upper Smite is a Cistercian grange located approximately two hundred metres south-east of Mobbs Wood Farm in Warwickshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016847.
Cistercian grange of Upper Smite, 200m south east of Mobbs Wood Farm is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1016847.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Motte and bailey castle, 30m E of St John the Baptist's Church (3.2 km), Mound S of Combe Abbey (3.9 km), Barrow cemetery 1/4 mile (400m) NE of Bretford (5.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cistercian grange of Upper Smite, 200m south east of Mobbs Wood Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Cistercian grange of Upper Smite, 200m south east of Mobbs Wood Farm stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.