Monument record 1176 - Deanshanger

{1} Refers to map of Whittlewood Forest and constituent parishes; cartographic style of 18th century, but copy of earlier (1608) map. Map covers area of Passenham and Deanshanger - shows considerable detail for field boundaries, house sites, coppices in the woods and public road; important buildings are depicted larger and in great detail.

{3} Deanshanger probably originated during the medieval period. The village is not mentioned in the Domesday Survey and settlement in this area was focused on the village of Passenham.

{5} Backgound information given for context of fieldwork carried out in 2010.


{6} Various views of Deanshanger Green.

<1> Brown O.F.; Roberts G.J., 1973, Passenham, The History of a Forest Village, (checked) (Book). SNN4109.

<2> Clay P.; Courtney P.; Cooper L., 1996, An Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment and Survey for The Salcey to Deanshanger Pipeline Duplication, Phase 3, (checked) (Report). SNN62532.

<3> Shane, G., 2011, Archaeological Strip, Map and Sample Excavation: Land Adjacent to 8 Church Lane, Deanshanger, Northamptonshire., p.8 (checked) (Report). SNN107459.

<4> Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group, 1996-2013, Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group Newsletter, Issue 117 p.8 (checked) (Newsletter). SNN55360.

<5> Brown J., 2010, Geophysical Survey and Archaeological Trial Excavations at Westfield Avenue, Deanshanger, Northamptonshire, (unchecked) (Report). SNN107956.

<6> Various, Photographs (Photographs). SNN111130.

<7> Jones R.; Page M., 2006, Medieval Villages in An English Landscape: Beginnings and Ends (Book). SNN106311.

<8> Christopher Dyer, Richard Jones, Mark Page, 2005, The Whittlewood Project: Medieval Settlements and Landscapes in the Whittlewood Area, https://doi.org/10.5284/1000289 (Digital archive). SNN116553.

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