Weddington |
| Hob Uid: 336205 | |
Location :
Warwickshire
Nuneaton and Bedworth
Non Civil Parish
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| Grid Ref : SP3600093400 |
| Summary : The site of a medieval deserted settlement. It is mentioned in Domesday Book as "Watitune". It may have been the site of a royal hunting lodge of circa 1210. This hamlet, now in Nuneaton, was destroyed when the Marquis of Dorset enclosed the whole manor, turning it to pasture in 1491. Ten houses are reported pulled down in the 1517 Inquiry and sixty persons expelled. One of the lessees from the Crown, a Mr. Trye, rebuilt the village and made habitations fit for husbandry. This must have been before 1561. The church, which dates to the 13-14th th century still stands, and contains a 12th century font, which may indicate that there was an earlier church on the site (see SP 39 SE 9). A modern housing estate has been built on the site of the deserted settlement. |
More information : DESERTED VILLAGE
WEDDINGTON (360935)
This hamlet, now in Nuneaton, was destroyed when the Marquis of
Dorset enclosed the whole manor, turning it to pasture in 1491.
Ten houses are reported pulled down in the 1517 Inquiry (Leadam,
p. 398), and sixty persons expelled. Dugdale adds that later one
of the lessees from the Crown, a Mr. Trye, rebuilt the village
and made habitations fit for husbandry (Ct. of Requests, file
40/68). This must have been before 1561. The church still stands
and a modern housing estate has recently grown up here. (1)
Nothing was seen to indicate the site of this village. (2)
Report of 20.3.51. correct. (3)
The settlement was noted in Domesday as "watitune" . A royal hunting lodge is said to have been built at Weddington circa 1210 by King John, though it has never been located. The existing church dates mainly to the 1300s but contains a 12th century font which may have come from an earlier church on the site. (4)
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