Monument record 4788/1 - Possible Medieval/Post Medieval Deer Park Lodge

An area of once disturbed ground from which large quantities of medieval and later pottery have been found. The nearby site of the 16th-century park lodge suggests that it may also be the site of the medieval lodge.

{1} No earthworks survive, but air photographs (RAF VAP CPE/UK/1926, 1246–7) show that there was once a disturbed area of some 0.75 hectares. Large quantities of medieval and later pottery have been found in the plough-soil. The status of the site is not clear. The present Park Farm is on the site of the 16th-century park lodge and the remains may represent both this and the medieval lodge, but it is also possible that there may have been a small medieval settlement here.

This site, along with others in the parish [SP 74 NE 11,12,15,18; SP 75 SE 27] suggests a dispersed medieval settlement pattern consisting of hamlets, with the single large village (Hartwell Green) a relatively recent development.

{2} Aerial photos NCCAP: SP7749/2+3.

{3} 13th century sherds and building stone have been ploughed up north of the farm.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.80/Site 7; Page 75/Site 3-7 (Series). SNN77382.

<2> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, SP7749/2+3 (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN104822.

<3> HALL D.N., 1975, Hartwell, Northamptonshire: A Parish Survey, 5/7 (checked) (Article). SNN28079.

<4> Royal Air Force, Vertical Aerial Photography, RAF CPE/UK/1926, 1246-7 (Photographs). SNN104890.

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Feb 10 2025 7:27PM