Monument record 4304/2 - Medieval/Post Medieval Manor, Draughton

Medieval manor house site and garden (remains)

{1} Manor House Site (SP 759768), lies north of the Old Rectory at the west end of Draughton village, on Northampton Sand at 127m. above OD. The remains consist of a wide ditch only barely visible, on three
sides of a sub-rectangular area, and were perhaps part of a formal garden. This narrow garden lies at the N. end of an open area which is bounded on the east and south by a low bank. Beyond the east bank is a broad, shallow hollow-way, probably the predecessor of the present road to Maidwell. In 1837 the name given to this field was Nineveh.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.76-77/ Site 1 (Series). SNN77381.

<2> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, NCCAP:SP7676/001-5 (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN104822.

<3> 1837, Draughton Tithe Map (Map). SNN19417.

<4> Royal Air Force, Vertical Aerial Photography, A/P 8RAF VAP CPE/UK/1994 2451-3) (Photographs). SNN104890.

<5> Aerial Photograph, A/P (CUAP BAP 83) (Photographs). SNN112974.

<6> RCHME, Undated, RCHME Inventory: Northamptonshire II (Central), 889135 (Archive). SNN112900.

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Dec 11 2023 11:54AM