Monument record 1382/0/3 - Open Fields Project: Areas of Survival of Ridge & Furrow

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Summary

Earthwork (Aerial Photography)

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

{1} Earthwork survey on p.58 shows part of the large parcel of ridge and furrow.

{4} Shows individual strips.

{5} On the steep slopes immediately north and south west of the village the ridge and furrow runs at right angles to the contours.


<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.58 (checked) (Series). SNN77380.

<2> Hall D.; Palmer R., 2001, Midland Open Fields Project: Digital Archive, (part checked) (Archive). SNN105253.

<3> Hall D.N., 2001, Turning The Plough - Midland Open Fields: Landscape Character and Proposals for Management, (unchecked) (Book). SNN101551.

<4> 1587, Map of Gretton (NRO Map 3597), (unchecked) (Map). SNN233.

<5> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.61 site 11 (checked) (Series). SNN77380.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Series: Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England. 1979. An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton. 2. HMSO. p.58 (checked).
  • <2> Archive: Hall D.; Palmer R.. 2001. Midland Open Fields Project: Digital Archive. (part checked).
  • <3> Book: Hall D.N.. 2001. Turning The Plough - Midland Open Fields: Landscape Character and Proposals for Management. E.H./N.C.C.. (unchecked).
  • <4> Map: 1587. Map of Gretton (NRO Map 3597). Map 3597. (unchecked).
  • <5> Series: Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England. 1979. An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton. 2. HMSO. p.61 site 11 (checked).

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 89874 94701 (551m by 761m) Approximate
Civil Parish GRETTON, North Northamptonshire (formerly Corby District)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Sep 22 2014 10:05AM

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