Monument record 6620 - The Park, The Parks

The Abbot was granted licence of free warren in his manor in the first half of the 12th century. The Park seems to have still functioned in 1405. This presumably is The Parks mapped in 1587.

{1} In the reign of Stephen (1135-54) the Abbot was granted licence of free warren in his manor. The Park seems to have still functioned in 1405 when pasture in the park was leased out for 26/8d. In 1488 the rector paid 53/4d per annum for the herbage of the park. This presumably is The Parks mapped in 1587.

{2} Park plotted by G.Foard in January 2000, sources uncertain; no previous SMR record.

{3} The site of the convent appears to have been situated within a large block of consolidated demense land in the medieval period, descripbed as pasture in 1541-3 called 'le halle felde'. The demesne land also included the warren and park.

<1> Foard G.F., 2000, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Kettering (Medieval + Post Medieval), (checked) (Digital archive). SNN100747.

<2> Eayre T., 1721, A Plan of the Town of Kettering in Northamptonshire, (checked) (Map). SNN100753.

<3> Prentice J.;Brown J.; Walker C., 2014, Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment and Building Evaluation for The Convent of Our Lady, Hall Lane, Kettering, Northamptonshire, December 2003, p.4 (checked) (Report). SNN109893.

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Oct 13 2023 2:38PM