Monument record 4157/1 - Hermitage Close, Probable Site of The Medieval Hermitage

Hermitage (site of) (unlocated)

{3} A C16th reference to a hermitage

{4} "A dwelling once called a hermitage once stood near the bridge" on the Rockingham side

{6}The small earthwork enclosure at the northern end of the town may prove to be the site of the hermitage. However the old enclosure by the river is a better candidate, being known as Hermitage Close. (IF SO THEN THE NUMBERING OF THE MONUMENT WOULD NEED TO CHANGE TO REMOVE THE DIRECT LINK WITH THE MEDIEVAL TOWN.)

{7} Local enquiries negative, as were examination of place/field name survey (1932) and Rockingham estate maps (both held at CRO Northampton). County history make no mention of a hermitage here and this was possibly a personal name applied by a private owner

<1> 1615, Map of Rockingham 1615, (unchecked) (Map). SNN100477.

<2> Eagle J., 1806, Map of The Estates of The Right Honourable Lewis Richard, Lord Sondes at Rockingham, Cottingham, (unchecked) (Map). SNN100475.

<3> Clay R.M., 1914, Hermits and Anchorites of England, p.237 (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN1156.

<4> Evans, H A, 1918, Highways and Byways in Northamptonshire and Rutland, 283 (unchecked) (Book). SNN47454.

<5> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP89SE21 (unchecked) (Index). SNN443.

<6> FOARD G., 1999, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Rockingham (Medieval and Post Medieval), (unchecked?) (Digital archive). SNN100473.

<7> Colquhoun, FD, 1970, Field Investigator's Comments, F1 FDC 14-JUL-1970 (Notes). SNN111540.

Record last edited

Feb 10 2025 7:33PM