Monument record 166 - Newbottle

Site of deserted village.

{1} SP 524368 - Newbottle village, with a population of 25 in 1086, was enclosed in 1488. The remains were of medium quality in 1962.

{4} Domesday entry probably included Little Purston and part of Charlton. 6 houses were destroyed in 1488. By 1547 1000 sheep were grazing on the land of the village.
The possible implications of the complex relationship between Newbottle, King's Sutton and Farthinghoe, are discussed in source {13}.
Very little remains of the village earthworks. There is some uneven ground S. of the church and vicarage, but parts of this are shallow quarries and the rest is the site of temporary buildings constructed during the Second World War. To the N.W. of the manor house are the ploughedover remains of some small rectangular closes. one with ridge-and-furrow within it, bounded by low scarps and shallow ditches. Before destruction these earthworks ex tended further S. and medieval pottery mainly of 14th-century date has been found in the area. Further S.W. two rectangular ponds lie within a small copse. These certainly existed in 1844. A little to the N. of the manor house (SP 525373) 'sheet bronze', a clay pipe bowl, lead and medieval and later pottery have been found.

{5} By mid 19th century the village was exactly as it is today

{6} Earlier road and close pattern of 17th century

{7} 1st recorded in 1086 Domesday as 1 manor and a population of 32.

{8} Independent vill in 1316

{9}Brass rubbing of Peter Dormer (1655).

{10} 23 paid lay subsidy in 1301.

{11} In 1524 only 3 paid the lay subsidy.

{14} Vague disturbance markings round church and manor house.

{15} Extensive perambulation and enquiry at Newbottle preduced neither knowledge of earthworks or the address of Mr Ischam, although the presence of an early village is well authenticated by legend. OS APs (1955) inspected show no suspicious markings.

{17} Notes on Newbottle, notes on steelyard weights;

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP53NW3 (checked) (Index). SNN443.

<2> Allison K.J.; Beresford M.W.; Hurst J.G. et al, 1966, The Deserted Villages of Northamptonshire, p.43 (unchecked) (Report). SNN39628.

<3> Beresford M.W., 1954, The Lost Villages of England, (unchecked) (Extract). SNN7102.

<4> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.105/Site 3 (checked) (Series). SNN77382.

<5> 1844, Newbottle Tithe Map, (unchecked) (Map). SNN46053.

<6> MAP, (unchecked) (Map). SNN10179.

<7> Ryland, W, Adkins, D, and Serjeantson, R M, 1902, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Northamptonshire, p.331 (unchecked) (Series). SNN100368.

<8> 1316, Nomina Villarum, (unchecked) (Document). SNN8783.

<9> Brass Rubbings at Ashmolean Museum, (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN41806.

<10> PRO series E179, PRO E179/155/31 (Document). SNN115882.

<11> PRO series E179, PRO E179/155/146 (Document). SNN115882.

<12> Hayter P.D.G. (Editor), 2000, Charlton and Newbottle: The History of Two Villages, (unchecked) (Extract). SNN107359.

<13> Brown F.M.; Taylor C.C., 1978, Settlement and Land Use in Northamptonshire: A Comparison Between the Iron Age and the Middle Ages, pp.77-89 (unchecked) (Article). SNN102466.

<14> Royal Air Force, Vertical Aerial Photography, AP's (RAF CPE/UK/1929 1169-70 16.1.47) (Photographs). SNN104890.

<15> Colquhoun, FD, 1977, Field Investigators Comments, F1 FDC 11-JAN-77 (Notes). SNN114135.

<16> Royal Air Force, Vertical Aerial Photography, A/P (RAF VAP CPE/UK/1926, 2210-11) (Photographs). SNN104890.

<17> Dryden H.E.L., 1842-1895, Dryden Collection, DR/25/194/4,5 (Archive). SNN115.

Record last edited

Feb 3 2025 8:14PM