Monument record 379/1/1 - Windmill Mound, Charwelton Hill

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Summary

Partial remains of a Post Medieval Windmill mound.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

{1} Windmill mound (SP 5255 5520) SW of the village, on Charweltyon Hill, on Northampton Sand at 200m above OD. A low mound, now almost destroyed, marks the site of a windmill shown here on the Tithe Map of 1847 when the area was known as Windmill Hill.

{2} Location of windmill in 1847.


<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.47 site 7 (checked) (Series). SNN77381.

<2> 1847, Charwelton Tithe Map, (unchecked) (Map). SNN9559.

<3> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, RAF CPE/UK/1994, 3146-7 (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN104822.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Series: Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England. 1981. An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton. 3. HMSO. p.47 site 7 (checked).
  • <2> Map: 1847. Charwelton Tithe Map. (unchecked).
  • <3> Aerial Photograph(s): Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs. RAF CPE/UK/1994, 3146-7.

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Location

Grid reference SP 5255 5520 (point) Approximate
Civil Parish CHARWELTON, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • NRHE HOB UID: 339640

Record last edited

Feb 29 2024 10:08AM

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