Monument record 727/33/1 - Manorial Tenement or Croft Defining Southern Limit of Medieval Towcester

{1} In the 13th century tenements in the lower part of Towcester were described as extending from Watling Street to the Tove Brook, or from Watling Street to the watercourse, where there was evidently much meadow land. At least part of the roadside frontage appears to have been occupied by houses and their adjacent curtilages; the deeds carefully recorded provision for access to the meadows behind.
In c. 1265-75 a messuage with toft, croft and garden was described as lying between Watling Street and the road leading to Burcote and the Heathenwell. This has been interpreted as defining the southern limit of medieval development.

<1> Taylor J.; Foard G.; Laughton J.; Steadman S.; Ballinger J., 2002, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Towcester, 3.1.1.2 (checked) (Report). SNN103132.

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Nov 22 2007 6:05PM