Cestersover
| Cestersover | |
|---|---|
  Cestersover Location within Warwickshire | |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Warwickshire |
| Fire | Warwickshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
Cestersover is a deserted village in Warwickshire, England, now in the civil parish of Pailton.
History
It was a hamlet of Monks Kirby 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; 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) was granted permission to rebuild the ancient manor with turrets and crenelations and to enclose 500 acres of land.[1]
Current state
Today, remains of a moat and parts of the old manor are visible.[2]
References
- ^ William Dugdale. "The Antiquities of Warwickshire (1656), p.60". Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- ^ "'The hundred of Knightlow', A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 6: Knightlow hundred (1951)". British History Online. Retrieved 3 January 2011.