Monument record 3368/0/1 - Medieval settlement earthworks

Traces of former settlement west of the church have now been almost entirely destroyed by modern housing. Ridge and furrow lay nearby.

{1} Settlement remains (SP 836580) formerly part of Denton village, lay 200 m. W of the church on the N side of the old road into the village,on Boulder Clay at 91 m. above OD. The earthworks have been almost entirely destroyed by a modern housing estate, but air photographs taken before the recent development show a series of small embanked closes, a pond and possible former building sites. all situated withinand around the edges of a small combe. The area was bounded on the W by a low bank, beyond which lay ridge and furrow.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.32/Site 9 (checked) (Series). SNN77380.

<2> Royal Air Force, Vertical Aerial Photography, RAF VAP CPE/UK/1926, 4011-2 (Photographs). SNN104890.

<3> Aerial Photograph, (FSL 6565, 1858) (Photographs). SNN112974.

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Jun 21 2024 2:15PM