Monument record 1221/0/4 - Settlement remains, Yardley Gobion

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Summary

Yardley Gobion earthworks to the north of High Street suggest village shrinkage

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Type and Period (3)

Full Description

{1} Settlement remains (SP 766448) formerly part of Yardley Gobion, lie behind the existing houses on the N side of High Street, on limestone at 90 m. above OD. A group of indeterminate earthworks,
some of which have now been destoyed, and a rectangular ditched enclosure probably represent abandoned buildings and closes (air photographs in NMR).


<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.175 site 1 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77382.

<2> PLANS; MISC., (unchecked) (Plan). SNN57363.

<3> Royal Air Force, Vertical Aerial Photography, A/P (RAF VAP CPE/UK/1926, 5244-5) (Photographs). SNN104890.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Series: Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England. 1982. An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton. 4. HMSO. p.175 site 1 (unchecked).
  • <2> Plan: PLANS; MISC.. (unchecked).
  • <3> Photographs: Royal Air Force. Vertical Aerial Photography. A/P (RAF VAP CPE/UK/1926, 5244-5).

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

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Location

Grid reference SP 766 448 (point) Transfer
Civil Parish YARDLEY GOBION, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • NRHE HOB UID: 343169

Record last edited

Apr 6 2022 2:11PM

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