| HER Number (PRN): | 03971 |
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| Name: | Berelawe deserted settlement |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Protected Status: | None recorded |
Monument Type(s):
Summary
Site of Berelawe deserted settlement of medieval date. No earthworks remain.
| Parish: | Westbury, Shrewsbury and Atcham, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ31SW |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 343 108 |
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Related records
| 01082 | Related to: Ringwork and bailey castle 350m south west of Lyndale, Brerelawe (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Description
Hamlet of Brerelawe which Eyton records in C13 can be identified with the ringwork (PRN 01082) near Westbury station. Fields surrounding site on the map of 1840 were called Brierleys, a name which survives locally to the present day . No date can be given for the desertion of the settlement <1>
No trace of settlement survives <2>
The only earthwork within the vicinity of the grid ref is a small ringwork (PRN 01082) at the highest point in the field. There are undulations in the field but any earthworks have probably been ploughed out <3>
<00> Shropshire County Council SMR, SMR Sheets Collection, SMR Sheet for PRN SA 03971 (Card index). SSA20723.
<01> Lawson J B, 1965, Article in Shropshire Newsletter (Article in serial). SSA1228.
<02> Ordnance Survey, 1971, Ordnance Survey Record Card SJ31SW2 (Card index). SSA4074.
<03> Page P S, 1977, Deserted Villages in Shropshire, p28 (Gazetteer). SSA264.
<04> Musson Chris R, 1986-Jan-03, CPAT 86/02/0005 (Oblique aerial photograph). SSA17048.
Sources
| [00] | SSA20723 - Card index: Shropshire County Council SMR. SMR Sheets Collection. SMR record sheets. SMR Sheet for PRN SA 03971. |
| [01] | SSA1228 - Article in serial: Lawson J B. 1965. Article in Shropshire Newsletter. Shropshire News. No 28. p2. |
| [02] | SSA4074 - Card index: Ordnance Survey. 1971. Ordnance Survey Record Card SJ31SW2. Ordnance Survey record cards. SJ31SW2. |
| [03] | SSA264 - Gazetteer: Page P S. 1977. Deserted Villages in Shropshire. Site list. p28. |
| [04] | SSA17048 - Oblique aerial photograph: Musson Chris R. 1986-Jan-03. CPAT 86/02/0005. |
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 17 2015 4:02PM |
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