River Arthur / Springfield Brook / Endemere Water

On 30th Jun 2022 1:44pm, PhiliPamInCoventry said: The hard metalling of developed land, it's so easy to forget or not realise what's underground.

On 30th Jun 2022 1:45pm, Helen F said: Yes Anne, the British History Online calls it the Endemere Brook. On the 1906 map the Springfield Brook can be traced under the canal and up as far as Keresley Heath. It might have been a case of the up stream being named after the lower end. Is there an Endemere anywhere along that route?

First, the parish begins at the further hedge of Boyswast against Stake Croft, including that waste, and so descending by the hedge of le Hoo as far as Thelebroke, and so by the brook as far as Lady lane, and thence ascending by the said lane towards the east as far as the further corner of le Mordyffe (including it), and thence across the end of Woodlane by the ditch as far as the way opposite the house which was formerly William Bagot's (including le Ruydynges and le Wethersfeld) as far as the cross which stands before Henry Ive's gates (here end the parishes of Sowe, Foleshill and Wyken). And from that cross going down towards Foleshill by the highway to the hedge and ditch which divide Wyken and Henley as far as Henley Broke. And so by that way continuing to Milesmedowe (including that meadow) as far as the corner of Deedmore, and so climbing by the watercourse coming from Caloudon Waste well, and by that well straight to Wattonsfeild (including that field) as far as Hasilwood, including the whole of Henley lordship, and so by Hasilwood as far as Redeslow, and so reverting by Harnalwast ditch (excluding that waste) as far as Brodehoke, and thence crossing the highway there as far as the further hedfge of le Ruydynges (of hospital of St. John) and so by the two aforesaid fields' ditch (le Ruydynges) and by the croft called le Stripe as far as Ouenotteford, and so ascending by Endermer water as far as le Slowe in Lecardeslane, and thence turning to the corner of Whitmore park, and so by the said park's ditch as far as Walsichelane, and so by that lane as far as the highway which leads towards [Newland] and divides Foleshill and Keresley as far as Lullehurstlane, including the whole of Corley waste and le Farthyng Hey, and so descending by the brook as far as the corner of Huglond, and so climbing by the hedge and ditch between Huggland and William Holbroke's land as far as the said William's land (including it) as far as the land formerly Ralph Grene's, and so to the well between Ralph Grene's and Thomas Grene's, and straight from the well to Gibbelane, and so across le Gibelane as far as the land which formerly Elias Milleward and now Robert Swale holds (including it) as far as the highway which leads to Wolpitledyate. And so by that way directly as far as Maggeleys, and so in a straight line by the boundary as far as the way which leads from Coventry towards [Nuneaton] where Foleshill and Exhall parishes come together, and so directly by that way as far as Shittehurmeway, and thence as far as Shittecroftcorner, and thence to Sydenal Gate coming from Exhall, and so following by Merstoneway as far as Preisteswoodende, and so following le Preistes Wood as far as le Hay, and so by le Hay's ditch as far as Boyswast, and so Sydenhall Wood, le Breches and le Sydeles, and whatever is contained between Merstone Way and Foleshill Gate and Blakemoore as far as the pen which William in the Close now holds [where] Foleshill and Exhall parishes are mixed together.