AVENBURY

Identity: confirmed — The registry record F279998 names AVENBURY and places it in Avenbury, Herefordshire. The historical forms Aweneburi, Avenebury and Avebury are documented for the same Herefordshire place, and local archaeological evidence identifies a possible medieval castle/manorial centre within Avenbury.
Representative point: 52.15288, -2.51299
Basis: supported_manorial_centre — Point location for the possible medieval castle/manorial centre west of Stocks Farm, associated with the fields Little Castle Field, Big Castle Field and Bury Croft; the site is described as a reasonable location for a small manorial centre.
Point confidence: medium
Boundary status: representative_point_only
Boundary period:
Boundary confidence: none
Boundary basis: The available evidence establishes the historical location of Avenbury and a probable manorial centre, but does not provide a documented or defensible perimeter for the historical manorial land. The modern or historic parish area cannot safely be substituted for the manor extent.
Sources:
- The National Archives Discovery: Avenbury manor record F279998: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/F279998 — Registry record identifying the exact manor entry as AVENBURY in Herefordshire.
- Herefordshire Through Time: Possible Site of Castle, West of Stocks Farm, Avenbury, HER 18107: https://htt.herefordshire.gov.uk/her-search/monuments-search/search/monument?smr_no=18107 — Records Little Castle Field, Big Castle Field and Bury Croft at grid reference SO 648 506, based on the 1839 Avenbury Tithe Award.
- Gatehouse Gazetteer: Avenbury, Castle Fieldname: https://www.gatehouse-gazetteer.info/English%20sites/1340.html — Provides the nearby point SO649507, latitude 52.15288, longitude -2.51299, and assesses the location as a reasonable small manorial centre with possible timber fortification.
- Herefordshire Placenames A: Avenbury: https://www.melocki.org.uk/places/A.html — Documents the historical forms Aweneburi in 1086, Avenebury, Avenbyry, Avenebur and Avebury for Avenbury, Herefordshire.
- Avenbury, Herefordshire: historical description: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2420 — Identifies Avenbury as the historic parish and settlement on the River Frome south of Bromyard, while noting its historical extent and detached tract.
Warnings / uncertainty:
- The representative point is based on a probable manorial/castle site rather than a surviving documented manor house.
- No reliable source located online supplies the perimeter of the historical Avenbury manor estate.
- The historic parish area, including its detached tract, has not been used as a substitute manor polygon.