Monument record 1679/4/9 - Saffron Close

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Full Description

{3} The Saffron Close, which had been granted to the College in 1427, when it comprised four acres of common pasture, was by 1591 a park-like walled area containing a small moated enclosure. The whole area is now a public park with the moat surviving as an earthwork.


<1> 1591, Bibliotheque Nationale Paris, Mss 706 Anglais, Acq. Nouv. No.58, (unchecked) (Map). SNN100545.

<2> COLBECK J., 1737, Higham Ferrers, 1737 (NRO Map 1004), (unchecked) (Map). SNN100548.

<3> Foard G.; Ballinger J., 1999, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Higham Ferrers (Medieval - Industrial), (checked) (Digital archive). SNN100543.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Map: 1591. Bibliotheque Nationale Paris, Mss 706 Anglais, Acq. Nouv. No.58. (unchecked).
  • <2> Map: COLBECK J.. 1737. Higham Ferrers, 1737 (NRO Map 1004). NRO Map 1004. (unchecked).
  • <3> Digital archive: Foard G.; Ballinger J.. 1999. Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Higham Ferrers (Medieval - Industrial). Mapinfo\Archive\Extensive Survey\Higham Ferrers. Northants County Council. (checked).

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 95869 68660 (152m by 151m) Central
Civil Parish HIGHAM FERRERS, North Northamptonshire (formerly East Northants District)

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Record last edited

Apr 28 2014 4:04PM

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