Monument record 5282/1 - Oakley Grange

{1} The study area lies in an area that belonged to Oakley Manor as the demesne farm, the Hall Field. The greater part of it had been open-field arable until after 1511, but by 1543, it had been enclosed as pasture. Much of its ridge and furrow had been ploughed out during the 19th century but some strips were visible as soil marks on aerial photographs of 1950 and 1954. A few furlong boundaries survive that may conceal well preserved archaeological remains. No ridge and furrow survives in the study area.

{2} Between 1744 and the mid 19th century Oakley Grange was constructed in an enclosures field, the date and origin of which is unknown but which could represent an assart from former woodland.

<1> Hall D., 2002, Oakley Grange: Agricultural History and Landuse, Section 3.2.1 (Report). SNN102124.

<2> MARSDEN P; COURTNEY P, 1997, An Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment for the Corby South Trunk Main, Northamptonshire, p.5 (checked) (Report). SNN72896.

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