Kenilworth
Kenilworth
Kenilworth is located in southwest Warwickshire.
The town has its origins in the period immediately following the Norman conquest of England when around 1100 William Fitz Osbern established a new borough within his manor of Kenilworth. The borough was distinct from the manor and hundred of Kenilworth, which lay nearby.
In 1149, Henry of Essex granted freedoms and a fair at his manor to the burgesses of the town as a reward for their assistance in putting down a rebellion against him
Henry’s charter explicitly states that he does this because ‘town had been destroyed by fire’ meaning that it must have suffered some kind of devastation since its foundation around 200 years before.
The reigns of Henry II and Richard I saw a period of prosperity during which an extensive castle, churches and priories were built following the usual Norman pattern. Richard also founded two royal free chapels - one at Kenilworth, dedicated to St. Mary - as well as confirming the liberties of the borough of ‘Keneleve’ (Kenilworth).
Created: 12 November 2021 Edited: 29 November 2023
Kenilworth
Local History around Kenilworth
There are some historic monuments around including:
Guy's Cave hermitage and other rock cut chambers at Guy's CliffeGoodrest Lodge: a double moated site with fishpondsDeserted medieval village at King's HillMedieval moated site of Bockenden GrangeKenilworth Castle: a motte and bailey and enclosure castle with mere, dams and 16th century gardensSite of St Mary's CollegeThe Pleasance moated siteWedgnock Park pale, dam, two watermill sites, bridge and hollow way 200m north east of Goodrest FarmRoman settlement at Glasshouse WoodBeausale camp, a multivallate hillfortKenilworth AbbeySt Sepulchre's PrioryChurchyard cross in St John the Baptist's churchyardCast iron single-span bridge 110m WNW of Sherbourne HouseSt Michael's Leper Hospital, WarwickFishpond complex, 260m east of Castle FarmMotte castle 150m SSW of Allesley HallMoated site at Bishop Ullathorne SchoolStare BridgeWarwick Castle (uninhabited parts).Wildlife in and Around Kenilworth
Mammals found in Kenilworth
There have been 31 species of mammals recorded in the kenilworth area.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
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Birds found in Kenilworth
There have been 50 species of birds recorded in the kenilworth area.
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
| Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) |
| Black-necked Swan (Cygnus melanocorypha) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
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Fish found in Kenilworth
There have been 23 species of fish recorded in the kenilworth area.
| Barbel (Barbus barbus) |
| Brook Lamprey (Lampetra planeri) |
| Brown/Sea Trout (Salmo trutta) |
| Chub (Squalius cephalus) |
| Dace (Leuciscus leuciscus) |
| Bream (Abramis brama) |
| Brown Trout (Salmo trutta subsp. fario) |
| Bullhead (Cottus gobio) |
| Crucian Carp (Carassius carassius) |
| Eel (Anguilla anguilla) |
