Monument record 2838/0/1 - Earthworks of Former Houses, Apethorpe

Settlement remains formerly part of Apethorpe village are traceable within the park and north east of the church.

{1} TL 0260 9585: Settlement remains formerly part of Apethorpe village are traceable within the park and north east of the church. These consist of a few indeterminate banks and scarps now largely overgrown. The remains are the sites of houses lining a street. The houses still existed in 1778 and were removed in the 19th century when the park was enlarged.

{2} It is evident that the area surrounding Apethorpe Hall retains many features of historical significance and there is good evidence for a complex multi-period pattern of medieval settlement and land use. The earliest fragments of this include the site of a substantial Roman villa and hints of an attendant field system.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1975, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.10 (checked) (Series). SNN77379.

<2> McOmish, D, Barber, M, & Grady, D, 2005, Landscape Assessment at Apethorpe Hall, Northamptonshire (Report). SNN113427.

<3> 1778, Apethorpe Inclosure Plan 15 (Map). SNN102373.

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Mar 27 2023 1:11PM