Monument record 3980/46 - Rectory Manor
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{1} The largest of the subsidiary manors was the rectory. Rothwell and Brigstock rectories had been granted to the Abbots of Cirencester in 1132-3 by the king. The grant was confirmed by the Earls of Clare in 1166-8, specifying the church, chapel (presumably at Orton) and the tithing of the demesne. It is unclear whether the manor was established on the site of an earlier rectory or if a new location was chosen. The manor is described in detail in the dissolution accounts of 1535. At that time it comprised 15 messuages, 6 cottages, 1 dovecote, 1 toft, 1 tenement and 1 curtilage, with 14 virgates. In addition there were 'diverse' properties held by the Tresham family. There was also an inn and a bakehouse. Unfortunately the site of the Rectory with its various buildings is not described as it was then held at farm for ,16 per annum.
In 1675-6 the manor, capital messuage and premises were sold to Edward Hill, son of Susanna Hill and was thus united with the main manor. The identification of the site of the Rectory manor is problematical. However, the main manor of Rothwell possibly lay to the south of the churchyard. The Rectory manor having been re-united with the main manor in the 17th century, the site of the rectory manor should be expected to lie within the Hall's estate in 1819. It may be that the Hill family, who already held the main manor, built a new house on the rectory site to replace their existing manor house. This is the building currently known as the Manor House, to the north west of the church, described by Pevsner as an 'uncommonly fine' mid-18th century building was the residence of the Hill family. The grounds of the house extend south across the road to the church with gate piers and walls unifying the two sides into a single design.
<1> Foard G, 1999, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Rothwell (Medieval and Post Medieval), (checked) (Digital archive). SNN100514.
<2> 1819, Rothwell Inclosure Map 1819, (checked) (Map). SNN100516.
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Location
Grid reference | Centred SP 81533 81171 (65m by 95m) Estimated from sources |
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Civil Parish | ROTHWELL, North Northamptonshire (formerly Kettering District) |
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Record last edited
Apr 17 2008 3:47PM