Monument record 302/0/1 - Westhorp

Westhorp settlement (site of). A one hectare paddock containing at least seven distinct divisions is shown on air photos, but has been entirely built over.

{1} Westhorp, though probably always contiguous with the village of Greatworth, was formerly part of Marston St. Lawrence parish and has been transferred to Greatworth only in recent years (NRO, Enclosure Map of Marston St. Lawrence, 1760; 05 1:2500 Northants. LVII i8 and LIX c (1925)). The origins and relationship of the hamlet to both Marston St. Lawrence and Greatworth are obscure.
The remains have now been entirely destroyed and the site built over. However on air photographs taken in 1947 a small paddock of just over 1 hectare is visible, divided into at least seven rectangular closes bounded by low banks and scarps. No definite house-sites can be recognised.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.65/Site 8 (checked) (Series). SNN77382.

<2> 1760, Greatworth Enclosure Map, (unchecked) (Map). SNN9652.

<3> 1925, OS 25 INCH MAP, Sheets LIX 5 and LVII 18 (Map). SNN9653.

<4> 1926, RAF Vertical Aerial Photographs, RAF VAP CPE/UK/1926, 3214-5 (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN45530.

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Oct 19 2023 4:03PM