Cestersover is a
deserted village in
Warwickshire
Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Staffordshire and Leicestershire to the north, Northamptonshire to the east, Ox ...
, England, now in the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
of
Pailton.
History
It was a hamlet of
Monks Kirby
Monks Kirby is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in north-eastern Warwickshire, England. The population of the parish is 445. Monks Kirby is located around one mile east of the Fosse Way, around 8 miles north-west of Rugby, ...
and was site of a watermill, a sizeable village and a chapel. The manor of Cestersover was held by the Waver (or Wara) family from at least the
Norman Conquest
The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Normans, Norman, French people, French, Flemish people, Flemish, and Bretons, Breton troops, all led by the Du ...
; and the name of the village derives from ''Thester Wara'' (meaning "the Eastern" Wara).
The village was abandoned around 1467 when Henry Waver, who had made his fortune as a London draper (and was appointed a
Sheriff of London
Two Sheriffs of the City of London are elected annually by the members of the City livery companies. Today's Sheriffs have only ceremonial duties, but the historical officeholders held important judicial responsibilities. They have attended the ...
) was granted permission to rebuild the ancient manor with turrets and crenelations and to enclose 500 acres of land.
Current state
Today, remains of a moat and parts of the old manor are visible.
References
Deserted medieval villages in Warwickshire
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