Monument record 2264/0/1 - Deer Park Pale

{1} The medieval deer park pale survives as a rampart; it was once continuous but now only the north-east boundary survives as a bank 0.5 - 1.0m high, immediately north of the modern hedge. It survives in the north-west as a field boundary hedge on its crest. The bank, having passed through an area of quarrying meets the modern road to Aldwincle. Later re-alignment of this road destroyed the bank and only a wide ditch, cut into the underlying limestone, remains. The ditch then follows the Aldwincle-Wadenhoe parish boundary down to the River Nene, so forming the south-east side of the park.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1975, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.37+103 (checked) (Series). SNN77379.

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Jun 21 2021 9:11AM