Monument record 1160/208/1 - Kings Head Lane (now King Street)

The origins of the road are unknown, possibly either a planned street in the late Saxon settlement or part of growth in the late Saxon or medieval period. It has been a cul-de-sac since the construction of the Moat House Hotel in the 1970s, but formerly extended west to Horsemarket.

{1}Road not named; Kings Head Lane on north side of St Katherines' precinct; leads to Horsemarket.

{2}Kings Head Lane; north of St Katherines'; east of Horsemarket.

{3}Kings Head Lane lies to east of Horsemarket.

{4}Noted on map as King Street; east of Horsemarket & north of St Katherines'.

{6} King Street (formerly known as Kings Head Lane) is now a cul-de-sac, but prior to the construction of the Moat House Hotel it extended westward to Horsemarket as depicted in historic maps from 1610 onwards. The origin of the road is unknown- it may have been a planned road in the late Saxon settlement or may have been a product of late Saxon or medieval expansion.

<1> Speed J., 1610, Map of Northamptonshire, (checked) (Map). SNN559.

<2> Noble; Butlin, 1746, Town Map, (checked) (Map). SNN430.

<3> Roper; Cole, 1807, Map of The Town of Northampton, (checked) (Map). SNN621.

<4> Wood; Law, 1847, Town Map of Northampton, (checked) (Map). SNN752.

<5> Chapman A., 1999, Moat House Hotel, Northampton, Archaeological Excavation of the Swimming Pool Area, July 1998 (Report). SNN63046.

<6> Chapman A., 2000-01, Excavation at the Moat House Hotel, Northampton, 1998, p. 94-6 (Article). SNN103945.

Record last edited

Feb 4 2025 12:46PM