Monument record 745/0/3 - Former Medieval/Post Medieval Buildings

Shrunken settlement remains of Silverstone indicated by finds including stone rubble and 13th-18th century pottery, a map of 1600 shows four houses in this area, these were demolished by 1827.

{1} Settlement remains (centred SP 662437), formerly part of Silverstone village, lie on the E side of the road on the S part of West End, on Boulder Clay at 128 m. above OD. The area is under cultivation and only a scatter of stone-rubble and pottery of 13th to 18th century date is visible. This marks the sites of at least four houses which are shown here on the map of Whittlewood Forest of about 1600 but which had gone by 1827. These remains contribute to an understanding of the development of Silverstone village which, before 19th century and later changes consisted of three distinct parts.

{2} The finds mark the sites of at least four houses shown in 1600.

{3} The buildings were gone by 1827.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.134/Site 3 (checked) (Series). SNN77382.

<2> c1608, Whittlewood Forest Map, (unchecked) (Map). SNN13327.

<3> 1827, Northants Record Office Silverstone Enclosure Map 1827, (unchecked) (Map). SNN13328.

<4> Royal Air Force, Vertical Aerial Photography, A/P (RAF VAP CPE/UK/1926, 3230-2, 5230-1) (Photographs). SNN104890.

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Nov 25 2024 12:34PM