Monument record 745/0/26 - Probable medieval/post-medieval settlement, south of Church Street

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Summary

Earthworks of probable building platforms immediately south of Church Street are visible on lidar imagery.

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Full Description

{1-5} The earliest extant mapping for the area, c1608, does not show any buildings in this area and neither do any subsequent sources. However, the 1940s aerial photograph does show the earthworks still visible on lidar imagery.


<1> c1608, Whittlewood Forest Map (Map). SNN13327.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1811-9, First Edition Ordnance Survey Surveyors Drawings, Sheet 228 (Map). SNN104902.

<3> Ordnance Survey Map (Scale/date), 25"/1900 (Map). SNN112944.

<4> Royal Air Force, 1940s, RAF Vertical Aerial Photographs, RAF VAP CPE/UK/1926/3230 (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN105266.

<5> Environment Agency, LIDAR Composite DTM - 1m, Accessed 25/11/2024 (Digital Plots). SNN111710.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Map: c1608. Whittlewood Forest Map. NRO 4210.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1811-9. First Edition Ordnance Survey Surveyors Drawings. 2 Inches to 1 Mile. Ordnance Survey. Sheet 228.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey Map (Scale/date). 25"/1900.
  • <4> Aerial Photograph(s): Royal Air Force. 1940s. RAF Vertical Aerial Photographs. RAF 1994?. RAF VAP CPE/UK/1926/3230.
  • <5> Digital Plots: Environment Agency. LIDAR Composite DTM - 1m. https://data.gov.uk/dataset/6a117171-5c59-4c7d-8e8b-8e7aefe8ee2e/lidar-composite-dtm-1m. Accessed 25/11/2024.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 6651 4428 (111m by 70m)
Civil Parish SILVERSTONE, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Feb 25 2025 7:29PM

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