Monument record 9223 - Open Field System, Evenley

The common fields of Evenley were enclosed by an Act of Parliament of 1779. No details about the fields of that time known except that the area now known as Evenley Park was already enclosed and the southern part of the parish, known as Bayards Green, was uncultivated. Very little ridge and furrow remains; most of it has been destroyed by modern cultivation.

{1} The common fields of Evenley were enclosed by an Act of Parliament of 1779. No details of the fields at that time are known except that the greater part of the parish was an uncultivated area known as Bayards Green. Bridges said that 'about one forth part of Evenle is enclosed' and this presumably refers to the area of the park. Very little ridge and furrow survives on the ground or can be traced on air photos, most of it having been destroyed by modern ploughing of the light limestone soil. Some interlocked furlongs survive within the park.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.52-3 site 12 (checked) (Series). SNN77382.

<2> Hollowell S., 1999, Northamptonshire Inclosure: The Commissioners and Other Officials, p.45 (unchecked) (Article). SNN102530.

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