Monument record 804 - Open Field System, Nether Heyford

{1} The date of the enclosure of the common fields of Nether Heyford is unknown, but was certainly before 1794. Ridge and furrow of these fields exists on the ground or can be traced on air photos over most of the parish, except on the low lying floodable land close to the River Nene. It is arranged mainly in rectangular furlongs lying end-on or at right angles to each other except on the steep land in the south west of the parish where it lies across the contours in a radiating pattern. On the top of the Heyford Hills no ridge and furrow is visible, probably because all trace of it has been removed by modern cultivation of the light Northampton sand there. Much of the recoverable ridge and furrow is characterised by well-marked reversed-S curves.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.89 site 5 (checked) (Series). SNN77382.

<2> Hollowell S., 1999, Northamptonshire Inclosure: The Commissioners and Other Officials, p.44-5 (unchecked) (Article). SNN102530.

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