Monument record 1699/1/1 - Open Fields Project: Areas of Survival of Ridge & Furrow

Ridge and furrow earthworks, remnants of the medieval open field system of Abington, are preserved in Abington Park.

{1} Open field remains - in the form of earthworks of ridge and furrow survive in parkland. Parts of at least 5 furlongs were identified.

{4} Ridge and furrow is preserved within Abington Park.

{6} Extensive areas of ridge and furrow earthworks survive east of Park Avenue.

{7} Interpretation of further earthworks identified beneath the area of ridge and furrow in the former 'nearest Clack Mill Close'. Massive bank up to 14m thick underlying ridge and furrow; further similar massive bank also identified; suggests that features form an earthwork pre-dating open fields; equates banks with possible ramparts; appears to have been used as a field boundary in 1671 map.

<1> Welsh T.C., 1994, Abington Park, Northampton and The Racecourse, Northampton, (unchecked) (Report). SNN57677.

<1> Cadman G.E., 1994, SMR Report Form, (unchecked) (Report). SNN50053.

<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> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1985, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.68 (checked) (Series). SNN77383.

<5> Cadman, G., 2004, Abington DMV and Open Field Earthworks: Rapid Site Inspection, (unchecked) (Note). SNN107111.

<6> Environment Agency, LIDAR Composite DTM - 1m, Accessed 28/04/2025 (Digital Plots). SNN111710.

<7> Welsh T.C., 1994, Nearest Clack Mill Close, Abington Park, (part checked) (Report). SNN3435.

<8> Grant V., 1671, Map of Abington (NRO Map 4524), (unchecked) (Map). SNN41646.

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Apr 30 2025 8:50AM