Monument record 687 - Sibbertoft (& Westhorpe)

Medieval settlement remains

{1} Although there are some small areas of village earthworks there has been no significant archaeological evidence forthcoming from the settlement which might contribute to the understanding of its medieval commercial functions. The settlement was therefore not subject to more detailed study in the EUS.

{2} Remains at Sibbertoft (centered SP 675827, 676829, 681828) suggest that the village originally consisted of two separate parts. The N-S street W. of the main village is called Westhorpe, and may have been a separate settlement. No documentary evidence. Earthworks suggesting closes and building platforms are concentrated in the W area, though development which revealed medieval pottery, may have destroyed similar evidence in the E. of the village. 1841 map shows an ornamental pond with two islands immediately W. of the village, possibly part of a garden. [RCHM plan].

{4} Possibly not taken forward to Stage 2 survey and assessment.

<1> Taylor J.; Foard G.; Ballinger J., 2002, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Overview, Appendix 2 (unchecked) (Report). SNN103118.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.172-3 (checked) (Series). SNN77381.

<3> Bird H., 2005, Seaborne Re-Visited: Cob Cottages in Northamptonshire 2004, p.54-69 (unchecked) (Article). SNN109351.

<4> Royal Air Force, Vertical Aerial Photography, A/P (RAF VAP 106G/UK/636 3134-5 CPE/UK/2109 4297-9) (Photographs). SNN104890.

<5> Aerial Photograph, A/P (CUAP BAP69, 70) (Photographs). SNN112974.

<6> 1841, Sibbertoft Tithe Map (Map). SNN12612.

<7> Brown A.E. (Editor), 1974, Archaeology In Northamptonshire 1973, p. 110 (Article). SNN9109.

<8> RCHME, Undated, RCHME Inventory: Northamptonshire II (Central), 889793/890749 (Archive). SNN112900.

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Feb 3 2025 8:27PM