Monument record 1223/0/1 - House Sites on South-West Side of Watling Street

At least six houses are depicted on an early C18 map on the south side of Watling Street. By the late C18 some of the buildings had disappeared and most had by the early C19.

{1} A map of Potterspury in 1728 shows at least six houses situated on the wide verge of Watling Street. These were presumably late encroachments on the waste. By 1776 some of the buildings had been removed and most had disappeared by the mid C19th. Their sites are still preserved as sub-rectangular depressions cut back into the rising ground.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.119/Site 10 (checked) (Series). SNN77382.

<2> Collier; Adams, c1727, Map of Potterspury, (unchecked) (Map). SNN20527.

<3> 1776, Potterspury Enclosure Map, (unchecked) (Map). SNN19374.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1830 (circa), First Edition Ordnance Survey 1 Inch Map Series (Sheet 62), (unchecked) (Map). SNN8995.

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Sep 3 2024 11:45AM