Monument record 1974/0/1 - Possible Medieval Closes

Area of former settlement abandoned by 1587. Once defined by low earthworks

{1} Map of 1587 shows area of earthworks already abandoned by this time.

{2} Map of 1684 shows area of earthworks already abandoned by this time.

{3}Settlement remains (SP 850698) immediately S and SW of the church. The remains of earthworks much damaged by later quarrying suggest a
rectilinear layout following and extending the extant arrangement of the village streets. The sites in this area were already abandoned on maps of 1587 and 1684, Medieval and later population figures do not suggest a period of population decline.

{4} Earthworks visible in only part of the area defined by the RCHME survey.

<1> 1587, Map of Hardwick, (unchecked) (Map). SNN47295.

<2> 1684, Map of Hardwick, (unchecked) (Map). SNN530.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.72/Site 1 (checked) (Series). SNN77380.

<4> Cadman G, 1994, Hardwick, Manor Farm: Site inspection notes, December 1994 (Note). SNN111289.

<5> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, CUAP AWU 97, AZX 41 (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN104822.

<6> Ryland, W, Adkins, D, and Serjeantson, R M, 1902, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Northamptonshire, P. 354 (Series). SNN100368.

<7> PRO series E179, E179/155/3, E179/254/14 (Document). SNN115882.

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May 17 2024 11:19AM