Monument record 1625 - Boughton Green

Boughton Green deserted settlement, medieval to post medieval

{1} Probably not taken forward to Stage 2 survey and assessment.

{2} The triangular green and the isolated church suggest that there was a settlement here but its history is ill documented. The site was deserted by the early 16th century for then it was said that the parish church of St. John the Baptist was 'distant iii pts of a myle from ye towne or any house'. The site was still completely deserted in the early 19th century. A well-known medieval fair was held on the green from the middle of the 14th century onwards. The site consists of the former triangular green covering about 3ha. Along the east of the green a scatter of stone and pottery of 12th to 18th century date has been noted recently and from the south further unspecified medieval pottery is recorded. On the green itself four 17th-century coins and a Nuremburg token, large quantities of medieval and post-medieval pottery, post-medieval glass and clay pipes have been found.
Before it was ploughed the green is said to have had an 'undulating surface caused partlyby extensive quarrying'.

{5} 16th century Nuremburg token. Sherds, bottle and clay pipe fragments of 17th-19th century date found in ploughsoil on Boughton Green.

<1> Taylor J.; Foard G.; Ballinger J., 2002, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Overview (Report). SNN103118.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.16 Site 7 (checked) (Series). SNN77381.

<3> Whellan, 1874, History, Topography & Directory of Northamptonshire, p.227 (unchecked) (Book). SNN1002.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1834, OS First Edition 1 Inch Mapping Series, (unchecked) (Map). SNN17499.

<5> Brown, A.E. (Ed.), 1971, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1970 (Post Medieval), 5/35 (checked) (Article). SNN18706.

<6> Salzman L.F.(ed), 1937, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Northamptonshire, p.77 (unchecked) (Series). SNN100371.

<7> Bradlaugh Barn Association, 2005, Secrets of Bradlaugh Fields, Northampton, (unchecked) (Guide). SNN106009.

Record last edited

Feb 3 2025 8:57PM