Monument record 9055 - Open Field System, Trafford

{1} Although the exact date is not known, the enclosure of the common fields of the now deserted village of Trafford had presumably taken place by 1547 when sheep were being grazed there in some numbers. Ridge and furrow of these fields exists on the ground or can be traced on air photos over the whole of the small area of land attributable to Trafford. Except for the high land to the north west of the village itself (SP523488) where the furlongs are interlocked, all the ridge and furrow is orientated east-west, extending down the west side of the Cherwell valley.

{2} Ridge and furrow earthworks are visible in fields at the north end of the pipeline.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.30-31 Site 11 (checked) (Series). SNN77382.

<2> Clements P., 2010, An Archaeological Watching Brief at Welsh Road, Chipping Warden, Northamptonshire 2010, p.1 (checked) (Report). SNN107217.

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