Monument record 965 - Murcott

Murcott shrunken village

{1} The hamlet of Murcott is partly in Long Buckby and partly in Watford, and has been since the 18th century. It is possible that at an earlier period it lay entirely in Watford. The extent of the land attributable to Murcott can be established from maps of 1765 and 1771. The population history of Murcott is largely unknown. The name is not recorded until 1220 but presumably the settlement is silently included in Domesday Book an in later taxation records with Long Buckby or Watford. The earliest indication of its size is given by Bridges in the early 18th century when there were five houses in the part of the hamlet in Watford and six in the Long Buckby part. The 1771 map shows nine buildings which were probably houses though some of these may have been in multiple occupation. Earthworks damaged by farm buildings, but indicate closes, a hollow-way leading to the N and a possible mill pond on the stream bordering the SE

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.131-2 site 5 (checked) (Series). SNN77381.

<2> Bridges J., 1791, The History and Antiquities of Northamptonshire, pp.544, 585 (unchecked) (Book). SNN77325.

<3> 1765, Map of Murcott, (unchecked) (Map). SNN72688.

<4> Collingridge J., 1771, Watford New Inclosures Belonging to William Cartwright (Map 3158b), (unchecked) (Map). SNN42160.

<5> Morton R., 1998, Land Adjacent To Ryehill Farm, Long Buckby, Northamptonshire, Archaeological Assessment, (checked) (Report). SNN100014.

<6> Gover J.E.B.; Mawer A.; Stenton F.M. (Eds.), 1933, The Place-names of Northamptonshire, p. 66 (Series). SNN5881.

<7> Royal Air Force, 1940s, RAF Vertical Aerial Photographs, A/P (RAF VAP 543/RAF/2337, 0375-6) (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN105266.

<8> Aerial Photograph, A/P (CUAP, NT25, AW167, SWQ55) (Photographs). SNN112974.

<9> RCHME, Undated, RCHME Inventory: Northamptonshire II (Central), 889701 (Archive). SNN112900.

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Feb 3 2025 8:51PM