Monument record 728/2/1 - Site of possible medieval Manor House

The main medieval manor house had already been destroyed by the 18th century. It is said to have stood to the north-west of the church; earthworks around the Old Rectory appear to be late 16th- or early 17th-century garden remains relating to the manor.

{1}{2} Maps of 1726 and 1767 show only the present Rectory in this area.

{4} Documentary evidence for a medieval manor house. The medieval manor had been totally destroyed by the early C18th.

{5} It stood to the north-west of the church.

<1> 1726, Map of Greens Norton, (unchecked) (Map). SNN12756.

<2> 1767, Map of Greens Norton, (unchecked) (Map). SNN13216.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.72/Site 8 (checked) (Series). SNN77382.

<4> Bridges J., 1791, The History and Antiquities of Northamptonshire, p.238 (unchecked) (Book). SNN77325.

<5> Baker G., 1830, The History and Antiquities of Northamptonshire, p.62 (unchecked) (Book). SNN77328.

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Jun 30 2020 10:18AM