Monument record 46/0/3 - Medieval/ post medieval road

Original road out of Aynho to the south-west. Probably stopped up in the late 18th or early 19th century when Aynho Park was extended.

{3} Remains of a broad hollow way up to 15m wide and 2.5m deep at its west end. This was the original road out of Aynho to the south west which, until the late 18th century, continued the line of the existing road on the south side of the village alongside Aynho House in a south west direction, until it met the present road some distance beyond the village (SP 508330). This original road is shown on the Enclosure Map of 1793 but on a slightly later map (undated but probably before 1807) it is depicted as having been abandoned, presumably because Aynho Park had been extended shortly before and the road stopped up.

<1> 1793, Aynho Enclosure Map, (unchecked) (Map). SNN10084.

<2> 1807?, Map of Aynho, (unchecked) (Map). SNN10398.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.12 site 6 (checked) (Series). SNN77382.

Record last edited

Jan 19 2021 4:26PM