Monument record 3642/0/7 - Hollow way, south of Orlingbury Hall

Former road from Little Harrowden which was realigned at enclosure in 1811 which involved the demolition of two or three houses.

{1} Hollow-Way (SP 861721), formerly part of Orlingbury village lies immediately S. of Orlingbury Hall, and within its garden. Before 1811 the road from Little Harrowden S.E. of Orlingbury Hall ran in a direct line from just N. of Roadside Spinney (SP 86187185) to a point due E. of the Hall (SP 86047218). Then during enclosure of the common fields the opportunity was taken to extend the gardens of the Hall to the S.W. by realigning the road to its present position. The work involved the abandonment of the existing road and demolition of two or three houses. Part of the original road is still traceable as a slight hollow-way around the N.E. side of the old kitchen garden (NRO, Enclosure Map, 1811).

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p. 119/Site 9 (Series). SNN77380.

<2> 1811, Orlingbury Enclosure Map (Map). SNN72716.

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Oct 5 2022 10:42AM