Monument record 7027 - Open Field System, Warkton
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Summary
Warkton has extensive areas of furlongs surviving.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
{1} Warkton and Weekley: extensive areas of furlongs with headlands and joints, and meadow, attractively located in the parkland around Boughton House, running into Weekley and Kettering parishes. Various profiles of ridges survive according to the enclosure dates. There are also some vill earthworks around Warkton. Warkton, Weekley and Kettering all have large scale open-field maps of the 1730s, and detailed field books to go with them. Warkton was enclosed in 1807.
<1> HALL D.N., 1993, The Open Fields of Northamptonshire : The Case for the Preservation of Ridge and Furrow, List A/ p. 34 (Report). SNN70145.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SNN70145 Report: HALL D.N.. 1993. The Open Fields of Northamptonshire : The Case for the Preservation of Ridge and Furrow. NCC. List A/ p. 34.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (11)
- Parent of: Open Fields Project: Areas of Survival of Ridge & Furrow (Monument) (7027/0/7)
- Parent of: Open Fields Project: Areas of Survival of Ridge & Furrow (Monument) (7027/0/12)
- Parent of: Open Fields Project: Areas of Survival of Ridge & Furrow (Monument) (7027/0/5)
- Parent of: Open Fields Project: Areas of Survival of Ridge & Furrow (Monument) (7027/0/8)
- Parent of: Open Fields Project: Areas of Survival of Ridge & Furrow (Monument) (7027/0/6)
- Parent of: Open Fields Project: Areas of Survival of Ridge & Furrow (Monument) (7027/0/2)
- Parent of: Open Fields Project: Areas of Survival of Ridge & Furrow (Monument) (7027/0/9)
- Parent of: Open Fields Project: Areas of Survival of Ridge & Furrow (Monument) (7027/0/3)
- Parent of: Open Fields Project: Areas of Survival of Ridge & Furrow (Monument) (7027/0/4)
- Parent of: Open Fields Project: Areas of Survival of Ridge & Furrow (Monument) (7027/0/10)
- Parent of: Open Fields Project: Areas of Survival of Ridge & Furrow (Monument) (7027/0/11)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | SP 90 80 (point) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WARKTON, North Northamptonshire (formerly Kettering District) |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Mar 18 2021 2:40PM
