Monument record 550/1/1 - Windmill Mound, Almost Ploughed Out

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Summary

A low mound, almost ploughed flat, with a disturbed area around it marks the site of a windmill depicted on the Tithe map of 1847.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

{1} Windmill mound (SP 545543) in the SE of the parish,SW of Hollingwood House,on the summit of a hill of Northampton Sand at 152m above OD.A low mound,almost ploughed flat,with a disturbed area around it,marks
the site of a windmill shown on the Tithe Map of 1847.The area was then known as Windmill Ground.

{2} Windmill shown. Fieldname: Windmill Ground.


<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.47 site 8 (checked) (Series). SNN77381.

<2> 1847, Charwelton Tithe Map, (unchecked) (Map). SNN9559.

<3> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, RAF VAP CPE/UK/1994,2154-5 (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN104822.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Series: Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England. 1981. An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton. 3. HMSO. p.47 site 8 (checked).
  • <2> Map: 1847. Charwelton Tithe Map. (unchecked).
  • <3> Aerial Photograph(s): Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs. RAF VAP CPE/UK/1994,2154-5.

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Location

Grid reference SP 454 254 (point) Transfer
Civil Parish CHARWELTON, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • NRHE HOB UID: 339752

Record last edited

Feb 29 2024 10:22AM

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