Monument record 478/3 - Undated enclosures, North Thorney Close Coppice

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Summary

Cropmarks of rectangular enclosure identified in Fawsley Park. The enclosure comprises a bank and double ditch with a smaller sub-rectangular enclosure annexed to its southwest corner. The feature is probably an enclosure around a wood as shown on a map of 1741.

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

{1} Fieldname: North Thorney Close.

{3} A small circular enclosure attached to the south-west corner of a larger rectangular enclosure. The latter is orientated north-south and its eastern side bows outwards. These may be modern features and may be a bank around a small wood (North Thorny Close) shown on a map of 1741.

{4} At SP 57215733 are crop marks of a roughly rectangular enclosure (bank and double ditch) with a smaller sub-rectangular enclosure (ditch only) annexed to its SW corner. They may be relatively recent as they are centrally placed in a modern field.

{5} The site is on arable land; there are no surface remains.


<1> 1741, Map of Fawsley, (checked) (Map). SNN8611.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, (unchecked) (Series). SNN77381.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP55NE8 (checked) (Index). SNN443.

<4> Royal Air Force, Vertical Aerial Photography, (RAF CPE/UK/1994 1162-3 13-APR-47) (Photographs). SNN104890.

<5> Baird, J., 1970, Field investigators comments, F1 JB 12-FEB-70 (Notes). SNN110341.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Map: 1741. Map of Fawsley. (checked).
  • <2> Series: Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England. 1981. An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton. 3. HMSO. (unchecked).
  • <3> Index: Ordnance Survey. 1950s/1960s. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. Ordnance Survey. SP55NE8 (checked).
  • <4> Photographs: Royal Air Force. Vertical Aerial Photography. (RAF CPE/UK/1994 1162-3 13-APR-47).
  • <5> Notes: Baird, J.. 1970. Field investigators comments. F1 JB 12-FEB-70.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 57205 57351 (68m by 81m)
Civil Parish FAWSLEY, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District)

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • NRHE HOB UID: 339541

Record last edited

Feb 10 2025 8:14PM

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