Monument record 5138/0/1 - Medieval/Post Medieval Settlement Earthworks (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation)

Earthwork: Non-destructive fieldwork.

{1} Earthworks of deserted medieval/post medieval village of Upton. The central north-south running hollow way 1.5m deep was formerly the main street of the village. The closes are bounded by low scarps either side of the street. Most closes contain traces of buildings. The west side of the site is bounded by a scarp 0.25m high. The east side has a hollow way or ditch 0.5m deep which may once have been a back lane. At the north end the site is overlain by a former garden.

{8} On both sides of the hollow way are closes within which the remains of former buildings can be traced.

{9} The trench cut through a scarp associated with the back closes, aligned east to west. Natural brown clay was exposed at a depth of 0.7m on the brow of the scarp, overlain by a lens of subsoil with frequent pebbles at the top of the scarp.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1985, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.408 (checked) (Series). SNN77383.

<2> 1316, Nomina Villarum, p.20 (part checked) (Document). SNN8783.

<3> Bridges J., 1791, The History and Antiquities of Northamptonshire, p.538 (unchecked) (Book). SNN77325.

<4> Doubleday H A (ed), 1902, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Northamptonshire, p.306 (unchecked) (Series). SNN100368.

<5> Wetton, 1849, Guidebook to Northampton and its Vicinity, p.147 (checked) (Book). SNN1032.

<6> Williams J.H.; Shaw M.; Hardy S., 1978-1984, Northampton Development Corporation SMR Secondary Record Sheets, M245 (checked) (Catalogue). SNN108.

<7> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, Used with NMR & CUCAP collections (Photographs). SNN104822.

<8> Shaw M., 1990, Archaeological Evaluation At Upton, Northampton (South West District), (checked) (Report). SNN102374.

<9> Chapman, P., 2012, A Programme of Archaeological Investigation During Drainage Works at Quinton House School,. Upton, Northampton August to September 2012, p.9 (checked) (Report). SNN108349.

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Sep 24 2014 9:51AM