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.
Map
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> SNN8611 Map: 1741. Map of Fawsley. (checked).
- <2> SNN77381 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> SNN443 Index: Ordnance Survey. 1950s/1960s. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. Ordnance Survey. SP55NE8 (checked).
- <4> SNN104890 Photographs: Royal Air Force. Vertical Aerial Photography. (RAF CPE/UK/1994 1162-3 13-APR-47).
- <5> SNN110341 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) |
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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