Scheduled MonumentsEnglandWedgnock Park pale, dam, two watermill sites, bridge and hollow way 200m north east of Goodrest Farm

Wedgnock Park pale, dam, two watermill sites, bridge and hollow way 200m north east of Goodrest Farm

England
List entry 1013159
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013159
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.99 hectares
Grid reference
SP 27628 69060
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Wedgnock Park pale, dam, two watermill sites, bridge and hollow way is a complex of medieval and early modern features located northeast of Goodrest Farm in Warwickshire. The site comprises evidence of a deer park pale, a dam structure, remains of two watermill installations, a bridge, and a hollow way, indicating sustained agricultural and recreational land use over several centuries. These features collectively demonstrate the management and exploitation of the landscape during the medieval period and its continuation into early modern times. The site is designated as a scheduled monument, reflecting its significance as an archaeological record of medieval lordly estate management and water-powered industrial activity in Warwickshire.

Wedgnock Park pale, dam, two watermill sites, bridge and hollow way 200m north east of Goodrest Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013159. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Wedgnock Park pale, dam, two watermill sites, bridge and hollow way 200m north east of Goodrest Farm?

Wedgnock Park pale, dam, two watermill sites, bridge and hollow way is a complex of medieval and early modern features located northeast of Goodrest Farm in Warwickshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013159.

Who is responsible for protecting Wedgnock Park pale, dam, two watermill sites, bridge and hollow way 200m north east of Goodrest Farm?

Wedgnock Park pale, dam, two watermill sites, bridge and hollow way 200m north east of Goodrest 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 1013159.

What other scheduled monuments are near Wedgnock Park pale, dam, two watermill sites, bridge and hollow way 200m north east of Goodrest Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site of St Mary's College (4.1 km), Warwick Castle (uninhabited parts) (4.4 km), Warwick Castle Old Bridge (remains of) (4.5 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Wedgnock Park pale, dam, two watermill sites, bridge and hollow way 200m north east of Goodrest Farm

Wedgnock Park pale, dam, two watermill sites, bridge and hollow way 200m north east of Goodrest Farm stands on Warwickshire Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Permian. The rock here is siltstone and sandstone with subordinate mudstone.