Monument record 6131/0/12 - Ridge & Furrow Within Medieval Deer Park

{1} The assumed boundary on the north-east side of the park is a modern hedge-line and no trace of any bank survives. On air photographs taken in 1947 ridge and furrow is visible on both sides of the hedge and appears to be cut by it. Ridge and furrow is also visible within the park in other places, arranged in interlocking furlongs. It appears that at least part of this area occupied by the park was once arable land and thus the park may be of late medieval origin. Plan showing location and direction of cultivation.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.65 Site 18 (checked) (Series). SNN77380.

<2> HALL D.N., 1993, The Open Fields of Northamptonshire : The Case for the Preservation of Ridge and Furrow, p.33 (unchecked) (Report). SNN70145.

<3> HALL D.N., 1993, The Open Fields of Northamptonshire: Areas Proposed for Preservation, (unchecked) (Supplement). SNN56952.

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