Monument record 9887 - Open Field System, Wicken
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Summary
Ridge and furrow field systems in the parish of Wicken, Northamptonshire. The date of the enclosure of the common fields of Wicken is unknown but was between 1717 and 1841. Before enclosure there were at least ten named common fields, which probably related to the two separate villages and parishes of Wyke Dyve and Wyke Hamon and to the third medieval settlement at Dagnall Farm.
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Type and Period (5)
- OPEN FIELD (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1749 AD?)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1749 AD?)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1749 AD)
- DRAINAGE DITCH (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1749 AD)
- PLOUGH HEADLAND (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1749 AD)
Full Description
{1} Incorporates field systems for both Wyke Dyve and Wyke Hamon, and probably also Dagnall. Separate townships not mapped digitally by Hall & Foard. Shown in RCHME.
{3-20} Ridge and furrow, plough headlands and associated drainage ditches of medieval and post medieval date are visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as cropmarks, earthworks and levelled earthworks and were mapped as part of Historic England’s North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project. Located in the parish of Wicken, Northamptonshire, and centred at SP 74899 38417. Ridge and furrow field systems cover the majority of the whole parish of Wicken in the 1940s but modern land use has levelled the majority of earthworks. They remain towards the south of the parish, especially around Littlehill Farm and Mountmill Farm. Earthworks also remain within small areas of woodland.
<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.170+172 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77382.
<2> Hall D., 2001, The Woodland Landscapes of Southern Northamptonshire, p.33-46 (unchecked) (Article). SNN102520.
<3> Royal Air Force, Vertical Aerial Photography, RAF/106G/UK/1380 RP 3284 09-Apr-1946 (Photographs). SNN104890.
<4> Royal Air Force, Vertical Aerial Photography, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/86 RV 6011 26-Mar-1946 (Photographs). SNN104890.
<5> Royal Air Force, Vertical Aerial Photography, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/86 RV 6012 26-Mar-1946 (Photographs). SNN104890.
<6> Royal Air Force, Vertical Aerial Photography, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/86 RV 6013 26-Mar-1946 (Photographs). SNN104890.
<7> Royal Air Force, Vertical Aerial Photography, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/86 RV 6014 26-Mar-1946 (Photographs). SNN104890.
<8> Royal Air Force, Vertical Aerial Photography, RAF/CPE/UK/1792 RP 3175 11-Oct-1946 (Photographs). SNN104890.
<9> Royal Air Force, Vertical Aerial Photography, RAF/CPE/UK/1792 RP 3176 11-Oct-1946 (Photographs). SNN104890.
<10> Royal Air Force, Vertical Aerial Photography, RAF/CPE/UK/1792 RS 4174 11-Oct-1946 (Photographs). SNN104890.
<11> Royal Air Force, Vertical Aerial Photography, RAF/CPE/UK/1792 RS 4176 11-Oct-1946 (Photographs). SNN104890.
<12> Royal Air Force, Vertical Aerial Photography, RAF/CPE/UK/1792 RS 4177 11-Oct-1946 (Photographs). SNN104890.
<13> Royal Air Force, Vertical Aerial Photography, RAF/CPE/UK/1792 RS 4180 11-Oct-1946 (Photographs). SNN104890.
<14> Royal Air Force, Vertical Aerial Photography, RAF/CPE/UK/1929 RP 3194 16-Jan-1947 (Photographs). SNN104890.
<15> Royal Air Force, Vertical Aerial Photography, RAF/CPE/UK/1994 FS 2045 13-Apr-1947 (Photographs). SNN104890.
<16> Environment Agency, LIDAR Composite DTM - 1m, LIDAR SP7537 Environment Agency 1m DTM Composite 2021 date accessed 18-May-2022 (Digital Plots). SNN111710.
<17> Environment Agency, LIDAR Composite DTM - 1m, LIDAR SP7538 Environment Agency 1m DTM Composite 2021 date accessed 18-May-2022 (Digital Plots). SNN111710.
<18> Environment Agency, LIDAR Composite DTM - 1m, LIDAR SP7637 Environment Agency 1m DTM Composite 2021 date accessed 18-May-2022 (Digital Plots). SNN111710.
<19> Environment Agency, LIDAR Composite DTM - 1m, LIDAR SP7638 Environment Agency 1m DTM Composite 2021 date accessed 18-May-2022 (Digital Plots). SNN111710.
<20> Vertical Aerial Photograph, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SP7339 2019-Sep-14 date accessed 25-Feb-2020 (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN112695.
Sources/Archives (20)
- <1> SNN77382 Series: Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England. 1982. An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton. 4. HMSO. p.170+172 (unchecked).
- <2> SNN102520 Article: Hall D.. 2001. The Woodland Landscapes of Southern Northamptonshire. Northamptonshire Past and Present. 54. Northants Record Society. p.33-46 (unchecked).
- <3> SNN104890 Photographs: Royal Air Force. Vertical Aerial Photography. RAF/106G/UK/1380 RP 3284 09-Apr-1946.
- <4> SNN104890 Photographs: Royal Air Force. Vertical Aerial Photography. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/86 RV 6011 26-Mar-1946.
- <5> SNN104890 Photographs: Royal Air Force. Vertical Aerial Photography. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/86 RV 6012 26-Mar-1946.
- <6> SNN104890 Photographs: Royal Air Force. Vertical Aerial Photography. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/86 RV 6013 26-Mar-1946.
- <7> SNN104890 Photographs: Royal Air Force. Vertical Aerial Photography. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/86 RV 6014 26-Mar-1946.
- <8> SNN104890 Photographs: Royal Air Force. Vertical Aerial Photography. RAF/CPE/UK/1792 RP 3175 11-Oct-1946.
- <9> SNN104890 Photographs: Royal Air Force. Vertical Aerial Photography. RAF/CPE/UK/1792 RP 3176 11-Oct-1946.
- <10> SNN104890 Photographs: Royal Air Force. Vertical Aerial Photography. RAF/CPE/UK/1792 RS 4174 11-Oct-1946.
- <11> SNN104890 Photographs: Royal Air Force. Vertical Aerial Photography. RAF/CPE/UK/1792 RS 4176 11-Oct-1946.
- <12> SNN104890 Photographs: Royal Air Force. Vertical Aerial Photography. RAF/CPE/UK/1792 RS 4177 11-Oct-1946.
- <13> SNN104890 Photographs: Royal Air Force. Vertical Aerial Photography. RAF/CPE/UK/1792 RS 4180 11-Oct-1946.
- <14> SNN104890 Photographs: Royal Air Force. Vertical Aerial Photography. RAF/CPE/UK/1929 RP 3194 16-Jan-1947.
- <15> SNN104890 Photographs: Royal Air Force. Vertical Aerial Photography. RAF/CPE/UK/1994 FS 2045 13-Apr-1947.
- <16> SNN111710 Digital Plots: Environment Agency. LIDAR Composite DTM - 1m. https://data.gov.uk/dataset/6a117171-5c59-4c7d-8e8b-8e7aefe8ee2e/lidar-composite-dtm-1m. LIDAR SP7537 Environment Agency 1m DTM Composite 2021 date accessed 18-May-2022.
- <17> SNN111710 Digital Plots: Environment Agency. LIDAR Composite DTM - 1m. https://data.gov.uk/dataset/6a117171-5c59-4c7d-8e8b-8e7aefe8ee2e/lidar-composite-dtm-1m. LIDAR SP7538 Environment Agency 1m DTM Composite 2021 date accessed 18-May-2022.
- <18> SNN111710 Digital Plots: Environment Agency. LIDAR Composite DTM - 1m. https://data.gov.uk/dataset/6a117171-5c59-4c7d-8e8b-8e7aefe8ee2e/lidar-composite-dtm-1m. LIDAR SP7637 Environment Agency 1m DTM Composite 2021 date accessed 18-May-2022.
- <19> SNN111710 Digital Plots: Environment Agency. LIDAR Composite DTM - 1m. https://data.gov.uk/dataset/6a117171-5c59-4c7d-8e8b-8e7aefe8ee2e/lidar-composite-dtm-1m. LIDAR SP7638 Environment Agency 1m DTM Composite 2021 date accessed 18-May-2022.
- <20> SNN112695 Aerial Photograph(s): Vertical Aerial Photograph. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SP7339 2019-Sep-14 date accessed 25-Feb-2020.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (7)
- Parent of: Medieval/post-medieval ridge and furrow cultivation, south-east of Mountmill Farm (Monument) (9887/0/7)
- Parent of: Open Fields Project: Areas of Survival of Ridge & Furrow (Monument) (9887/0/2)
- Parent of: Open Fields Project: Areas of Survival of Ridge & Furrow (Monument) (9887/0/1)
- Parent of: Open Fields Project: Areas of Survival of Ridge & Furrow (Monument) (9887/0/3)
- Parent of: Open Fields Project: Areas of Survival of Ridge & Furrow (Monument) (9887/0/4)
- Parent of: Open Fields Project: Areas of Survival of Ridge & Furrow (Monument) (9887/0/5)
- Parent of: Open Fields Project: Areas of Survival of Ridge & Furrow (Monument) (9887/0/6)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
Grid reference | SP 75 39 (point) Approximate |
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Civil Parish | WICKEN, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District) |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Jun 3 2024 2:42PM