More information : [TF 2798 7998] St. Peter's Church [GT] (Site of). (1)
Cawkwell is mentioned in 1354, and a priest was last instituted
about 1521-47. The church was still standing in 1872 but had gone
by 1924. Beresford gives an approximate grid reference: TF 282800.
(3) G.V. Taylor saw banks and ditches at TF 2759 8006 in 1957.
Air photographs show considerable remains at area: TF 2806 7976.
Workings, extending north-west as far as TF 2731 8025,
approximately, may indicate associated cultivation. [See
Illustrations Card.] (2-6)
All fields north west of the road are arable and under crop with
the exception of the church site and that centred to TF 281799.
The latter contains a terraced road (surveyed at 1/2500) and
quarrying. East of Cawkwell House the earthworks are field banks
and south west of the house are minor fields and two possible
steadings. (7)
The Medieval settlement referred to by the previous authorities
were seen as a combination of cropmarks and earthworks and mapped
from good quality air photographs. The remains of possible tofts
and crofts are visible, flanking a north south oriented stream,
centred at TF 2811 7989 and TF 2803 7983. Extending from the south
west end of these are more remains of tofts and crofts, flanking an
east-west track, centred at TF 2790 7968. More possible remains of
crofts are visible to the north and south of Cawkwell House, centred
at TF 2808 7958 and TF 2824 7982. Within two of the crofts are
rectangular platforms, centred at TF 2796 7990 and TF 2808 7957.
These could be the remains of stack stands or small buildings. Three
blocks of ridge and furrow were seen as earthworks on the south, west
and east extremities of the Medieval settlement centred at
TF 2817 7944, TF 2773 7953 and TF 2836 7970. On top of the
easternmost block is a possible stack stand. Only the crofts and
tofts at the north east end of the settlement survive as earthworks
the rest have been ploughed or partially ploughed and are visible as
cropmarks. Nothing identifiable as the remains of St Peter's Church
were visible on the available air photographs. The 'banks and
ditches G.V Taylor saw' referred to by the previous authorities as at
TF 2759 8006 do not relate to the Medieval settlement and are
probably Medieval or Post Medieval field boundaries.
(Morph No. LI.104.1.1-12)
This description is based on data from the RCHME MORPH2 database.
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