Monument record 495/0/3 - Possible medieval settlement features, east of Everdon Church

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Summary

Medieval settlement remains seen as earthworks, suggest village shrinkage.

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

{2} Settlement remains (SP 596573), immediately E. of the church, on the S side of the village, on clay at 105 m above OD. At least three embanked closes extend S from the existing gardens of some of the houses in the main street (air photographs in NMR).


<1> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, NCCAP:SP5957/8-9 (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN104822.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p. 82/Site 5 (Series). SNN77381.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph(s): Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs. NCCAP:SP5957/8-9.
  • <2> Series: Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England. 1981. An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton. 3. HMSO. p. 82/Site 5.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 5966 5741 (121m by 76m) Central
Civil Parish EVERDON, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • NRHE HOB UID: 339583

Record last edited

Feb 4 2025 7:58PM

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