Oldest
Oldest building in Minworth.
Peddimore Hall, The double moat dates to the 13th century and a manor has been located on the rectangular site since 1281. The current brick structure was built in 1659.
Oldest building from Minworth.
Minworth Greaves, it is thought to date from the 14th-century or earlier, possibly as early as 1250.
Oldest map of Minworth.
This map dates back to 1583.
Oldest bit of Minworth history.
When excavations were undertaken for Minworth sewage works, evidence of the Pleistocene period was found here, including the fossilised bones of a mammoth which walked this way one million years ago.
Oldest mention of Minworth.
Minworth was documented in the Domesday Book as Meneworde from the Old English Mynna's worth, 'Mynna's farmstead'. Although Mynna is not found recorded elsewhere as a personal name, it is believed to be such. Mynna could have been a member of the Tomsaete tribe.