Monument record 3980/5/3 - Manorial Gardens

{1} 2 almost flat terraces are probably remains of former garden of C18th manor house.

{2} Likely that this is site of earlier manor with its gardens & ponds.

{3} By 1813 buildings on the south of the road had been cleared to provide an open view from the manor house across the extensive gardens. These grounds are now converted into a municipal park. This layout was already largely in existence in 1813 and is almost certainly a result of 18th century design by the Hill family incorporating the grounds of the Rectory and main manors of Rothwell in a single design.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.130-31 (checked) (Series). SNN77380.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP88SW6 (checked) (Index). SNN443.

<3> Foard G, 1999, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Rothwell (Medieval and Post Medieval), (checked) (Digital archive). SNN100514.

<4> 1813, Rothwell Tithe Map (TM 390/Map 3106), (checked) (Map). SNN100515.

Record last edited

Apr 17 2008 3:48PM