Monument record 488 - Open Field System, Snorscomb

{1} The date of enclosure of the common fields is unknown, but it was probably in the mid C16th for soon after 1531 the Knightley family who then owned the manor enclosed 200 acres of land.This is about a third of the area of land of Snorscombe. Ridge and furrow exists on the ground or can be traced from air photos over much of the land, except on the very steep slopes to the south of the village. It is arranged in end-on and interlocked furlongs, except in the higher south-west part (around SP585555) where it radiates outwards around the projecting spurs. Large areas of well-preserved ridge and furrow exist north and south of the site of the village.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.82 (checked) (Series). SNN77381.

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