Record Details

Summary

The site of a deserted medieval settlement, interpretted from earthworks seen on aerial photography from the 1970's. Possibly the settlement refered to in Domesday as 'Ermendone'.

Monument Type(s):

• DESERTED SETTLEMENT (Norman to POST MEDIEVAL - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Full description

DESERTED SETTLEMENT. SITE OF DESERTED MEDIEVAL SETTLEMENT. POSSIBLY THAT REFERRED TO IN DOMESDAY BOOK AS "ERMENDONE". AP SHOWS A STREET WITH A SMALL NUMBER OF CROFTS & TOFTS & HOUSE PLATFORMS. <1> <2> <3>

Cropmarks in the field adjacent to Amington Old Hall, identified from the air and from aerial photographs taken in the summer of 1965, have been interpreted as the remains of the deserted medieval village of Amington. Some of the depressions in the field were infilled during the late 1960's,prior to the fields being ploughed and this may have accentuated the crop marks. (SB, 30-Sept-2004) <4>

Sources and further reading

<1>	SST2841 - Aerial Photograph: J. Pickering (National Monuments Record). 1970s-1990s. Oblique Aerial Photograph Collection (J. Pickering). Black and White. Oblique. 653 (1976)
<2>	SST2841 - Aerial Photograph: J. Pickering (National Monuments Record). 1970s-1990s. Oblique Aerial Photograph Collection (J. Pickering). Black and White. Oblique. 581 and 582 (1971)
<3>	SST2109 - Serial: Lichfield and South Staffordshire Archaeological and Historical Society. 1966/1967. Lichfield and South Staffordshire Archaeological and Historical Society Transactions 1966-1967 (Volume VIII). 'Amington, Warwickshire: A deserted medieval village
<4>	SST2109 - Serial: Lichfield and South Staffordshire Archaeological and Historical Society. 1966/1967. Lichfield and South Staffordshire Archaeological and Historical Society Transactions 1966-1967 (Volume VIII). 'Amington, Warwickshire: A deserted medieval village

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