Monument record 965/0/1 - Possible Medieval Tofts, Murcott
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Summary
Earthworks of possible medieval village remains.
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
{1} Aerial photos NCCAP:SP6267/15+16+18-20+23+38+39.
{2} South east of Main Street there are at least eleven long closes extending down the hillside and again bounded by banks, scarps or ditches. The north west ends of the three northern ones are still occupied by houses and gardens, and have ridge and furrow within them. In 1771 the area to the south west of these was a single field and paddock.
{4} Archaeological observation undertaken during construction of a new house identified a single post-medieval pit and a large undated ditch aligned north-south. It is perpendicular to an east-west earthwork recorded by the RCHME in 1981 and must therefore predate it.
<1> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, Used with NMR & CUCAP collections (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.133 site 5 (checked) (Series). SNN77381.
<3> Collingridge J., 1771, Watford New Inclosures Belonging to William Cartwright (Map 3158b), (unchecked) (Map). SNN42160.
<4> Pine, J, 2022, Plot 1, Land at Murcott, Long Buckby Road, Long Buckby, Northamptonshire: an archaeological watching brief, https://doi.org/10.5284/1117000 (Report). SNN115015.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SNN104822 Aerial Photograph(s): Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs. Used with NMR & CUCAP collections.
- <2> SNN77381 Series: Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England. 1981. An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton. 3. HMSO. p.133 site 5 (checked).
- <3> SNN42160 Map: Collingridge J.. 1771. Watford New Inclosures Belonging to William Cartwright (Map 3158b). NRO Map 3158B. (unchecked).
- <4> SNN115015 Report: Pine, J. 2022. Plot 1, Land at Murcott, Long Buckby Road, Long Buckby, Northamptonshire: an archaeological watching brief. Thames Valley Archaeological Services Reports. TVAS. https://doi.org/10.5284/1117000.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Location
Grid reference | Centred SP 6194 6761 (302m by 301m) Central |
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Civil Parish | LONG BUCKBY, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District) |
Civil Parish | WATFORD, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District) |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Dec 20 2024 10:26AM