Monument record 4156/18 - Medieval Tenement Group

Tenement row partially covered by churchyard extension.

The topography of the village appears to have been determined by a major furlong boundary running east-west, parallel to the scarp, and close to the bottom of the main slope of the valley side. It is followed by the road eastward, which is likely originally to have been the main road to Gretton. It also forms the northern boundary of the tenement row which existed in 1615 to the north of the church and which appears from earthworks to have extended yet further to the west along the hollow way which is likely to represent the medieval the road leading towards Cottingham. It is possible that this east-west road and tenement rows, which contain the church, may represent the village which accompanied the castle in the 12th and earlier 13th centuries. Small quantities of pottery of 12th - 17th century date have been recovered from this southern half of the settlement. (1)
For further details of tenements see main report.

<1> FOARD G., 1999, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Rockingham (Medieval and Post Medieval), (unchecked) (Digital archive). SNN100473.

<2> 1615, Map of Rockingham 1615, (unchecked) (Map). SNN100477.

<3> 1822, Map of Rockingham 1822, (unchecked) (Map). SNN100476.

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May 21 2010 11:57AM