Monument record 727/33/2 - Medieval tenement

{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.

The area could have witnessed medieval expansion. In 1498 a tenement in Towcester was described as lying ‘between the waters in the Netherend’ and extending to Cuttulforth. This could represent the first reference to tenements seen in the early 19th century lying to the east of those fronting Watling Street.

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

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