Monument record 1736 - Open field system, Stanwick

Scattered blocks of medieval or post-medieval ridge and furrow cultivation, remnants of the former common open-field system, are visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data. Located in the very east of Stanwick parish, the earthworks are generally aligned SW-NE. Remote sensing data and aerial photographs taken in 2018 show that most of the blocks have been plough levelled.

{1-4} Scattered blocks of medieval or post-medieval ridge and furrow cultivation, remnants of the former common open-field system, are visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data and were mapped as part of the Bedford Borough NMP project. Located in the very east of Stanwick parish and centred at TL 00487 70523, the earthworks are generally aligned SW-NE. Remote sensing data and aerial photographs taken in 2018 show that most of the blocks have been plough levelled. (1-4)

<1> Royal Air Force, Vertical Aerial Photography, RAF/CPE/UK/1925 FS 2262 16-JAN-1947 (Photographs). SNN104890.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1975, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.82-3 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77379.

<2> Bedford Borough Council HER, 1996, Georeferenced composite layer of vertical aerial photographs taken in 1996. Held by Bedford Borough Council HER (Archive). SNN111739.

<3> Environment Agency, LIDAR Composite DTM - 1m, LIDAR TL0071 Environment Agency 1m DTM 26-FEB>30-MAR-2009 (Digital Plots). SNN111710.

<4> Vertical Aerial Photograph, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery TL 0070 12-JUN-2018 (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN112695.

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Feb 4 2025 8:41PM