Monument record 423/3 - Possible Medieval Manor Site

Earthworks of a possible medieval manor. Partly under the M1 and partly levelled for a playing field.

{1} The manor was held by the male line of the de Camville family until the death of Roger de Camville in 1235 without male issue. After the death of his daughter it was split between his three sisters: Elena, wife of Thomas de Astley, Petonilla the wife of Richard Curzon and Matilda the wife of Thomas de Esseby.

{2} The east part of the manor site has been destroyed by the M1 and part of the west has been levelled for a playing field. Its attribution as the site of a manor house rests on the shape of the earthworks, and it may simply be a former part of the village.

<1> Timmins E.W., 1997, NOTE, (unchecked) (Notes). SNN44066.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.128 site 4 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77381.

<3> Royal Air Force, Vertical Aerial Photography, A/P (RAF VAP 106G/UK/636, 3161, 4160-1) (Photographs). SNN104890.

<4> RCHME, Undated, RCHME Inventory: Northamptonshire II (Central), 889374 (Archive). SNN112900.

Record last edited

Feb 10 2025 7:13PM