Monument record 4745/4/5 - Post Medieval Formal Gardens

Earthworks of former formal gardens associated with the former Manor House.

{1} A roughly rectangular area bounded on the south east by the existing road, on the north east by an old hollow way and to the north west by a low, broad flat-topped bank or terraced walk. The earthworks form the formal gardens of the 1582 mansion house.

{6} The gardens at Alderton were laid out by William Gorges in 1582 when a large mansion was built there. The house seems to have been demolished before 1726, though when is not certain. Now only the terraces, ponds and a huge motte-like prospect mound remain, surrounded by medieval plough ridges and the abandoned lanes, paddocks and house sites of what was once a much larger village of Alderton. Plate 13.

Aerial photos NCCAP: SP7346/001-7.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.62/Site 6 (checked) (Series). SNN77382.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP74NW13 (checked) (Index). SNN443.

<3> Bridges J., 1791, The History and Antiquities of Northamptonshire, p.280 (unchecked) (Book). SNN77325.

<4> Baker G., 1822-36, The History and Antiquities of Northamptonshire, p.120 (unchecked) (Book). SNN10400.

<5> 1726, Northamptonshire Record Office map of Alderton 1726, (unchecked) (Map). SNN59325.

<6> Taylor C., 1983, The Archaeology of Gardens, p.22 (checked) (Series). SNN41440.

<7> Kliene J. S., 2000, The Manor Houses Of Alderton - A Short History With Illustrations, (unchecked) (Interim Report). SNN100551.

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Feb 22 2024 10:48AM