Monument record 1624/4 - Medieval manor site, Irthlingborough

Large manorial complex associated with All Saints Church. Indeterminate earthworks including buildings sites and fishponds have now been largely destroyed.

{1} House on site of ruins of church was built: "Mr Underwood's dwelling house in which are large arches & in cellar rooms with arched roofs

{2} Remains of the manor to which All Saints church was attached was found 40ft north east of the church. A cess pit with culverts draining into it was later altered to burn mortar for use in church rebuilding, possibly in the 14th century.

{3} Excavation c.40ft north-east of All Saints Church; dressed stone walling found extending to east; associated large cess pit with culverts; traces of burning revealed suggesting lime kiln; possibly remains of manor to which church was originally attached; buildings were demolished to ground level; Earthworks of medieval fishponds, situated 'below the church';

{?} In 1400 capital message with dovecote and courthyard and garden heldby Nic. Pyell called Draytons place; anciently Robert de Belle.

{?} Medieval manor; John Underwood built a manor in C18th "with ruins of All Saints Church" near to Church site

{7} Indeterminate earthworks including fishponds, which have now been largely destroyed

{8} The fishponds below the church have recently been filled in (06/11/67)

<1> Bridges J., 1791, The History and Antiquities of Northamptonshire, p.236-37 (unchecked) (Book). SNN77326.

<2> 1966, Medieval Archaeology (10), 10/188 (checked) (Journal). SNN58109.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP97SE16 (checked) (Index). SNN443.

<4> BROWN G., 1966, All Saints Church, Irthlingborough; Part 1 of the reports and papers of The Northamptonshire Antiquarian Society, 16 (unchecked) (Discussion). SNN58064.

<5> Page W. (ed), 1930, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Northamptonshire, p.208 (unchecked) (Series). SNN100370.

<6> IRTHLINGBOROUGH REPORT, (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN60531.

<7> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1975, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.58/Site 15 (checked) (Series). SNN77379.

<8> BROWN G., Northampton Antiquarian Society, (unchecked) (Mention). SNN37968.

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