Monument record 7196/174 - Newland Street

The expansion of the town in the 12th and 13th centuries will have occurred to some degree through subdivision in of tenements and by encroachments, but there is also good evidence of expansion. The clearest example is the development along the road running south from the market place in an area known as Newland in 1720. The greatest concentration of burgage tenements in the 18th century, after the market place, is in the Newlands and it seems likely that this area will have been laid out primarily for artisans and other non agricultural tenants as the town grew. As there was only minor increase in the number of burgages after 1251 it is likely that most if not all of the Newlands had been laid out by that time. The expansion of the town along Newlands brought the settlement to the edge of the township. (1) (2) (3)

<1> Foard G.; Ballinger J., 1999, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Higham Ferrers (Medieval - Industrial), (unchecked) (Digital archive). SNN100543.

<2> 1591, Bibliotheque Nationale Paris, Mss 706 Anglais, Acq. Nouv. No.58, (unchecked) (Map). SNN100545.

<3> COLBECK J., 1737, Higham Ferrers, 1737 (NRO Map 1004), (unchecked) (Map). SNN100548.

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Nov 14 2008 4:01PM