Monument record 1406/0/35 - Medieval settlement remains, Easton Maudit

Earthworks of former settlement.

{4} Settlement remains formerly part of Easton Maudit village, lie partly on the west side of the existing north-south street. In 1840 there was another lane to the west, parallel to the present street. By that time the sites had already been abandoned, except for the houses which still survive today. The north part was then known as Burnt Yard. Part of the old lane still exists as a shallow hollow way and between it and the street are the fragmentary remains of a series of embanked and ditched closes with traces of house sites at their east ends.

Some of these remains may be the result of relatively recent depopulation, for in the early 18th century Bridges {2} noted that the population of the village had decreased considerably since enclosure in the early 17th century.

<1> Hall D.N., 1966, Sites on the North Bedfordshire and South Northamptonshire border, p.3 (unchecked) (Article). SNN37934.

<2> Bridges J., 1791, The History and Antiquities of Northamptonshire, p.163 (unchecked) (Book). SNN77326.

<3> 1840, Easton Maudit Tithe Map, (unchecked) (Map). SNN29932.

<4> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, (unchecked) (Series). SNN77380.

<5> Salzman L.F.(ed), 1937, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Northamptonshire, p.11 (unchecked) (Series). SNN100371.

<6> Northamptonshire HER Collection of Aerial Photographs, Used with NMR & CUCAP collections (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN104822.

<7> Northamptonshire County Council, 1994, The Northamptonshire National Mapping Programme, SP8858_032 (Digital archive). SNN117168.

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Aug 4 2026 10:22AM