Monument record 3765 - Warkton

Earthworks of former settlement lie in and around the present village, their form suggesting that the village has not altered in basic layout since at least the early 18th century.

{1} Brass rubbings of William Ludsthorp, Esq (1454).

{2} Settlement remains (SP 893798), formerly part of Warkton, lie in and around the present village on land sloping W. to the R. Ise. The surviving earthworks are, in the main, the sites of former houses and associated buildings, situated between and alongside the standing strructures. Their survival is of some interest, however, as it is
a direct result of the lack of modern development. The remains suggest that the village has not altered in basic layout since at least the early 18th century (NRO, various maps of Warkton). An interesting feature is that the earthworks indicate that the present village green was formerly much larger having been radically reduced
in size by encroachments.

<1> Brass Rubbings at Ashmolean Museum, (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN41806.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.150/Site 2 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77380.

<3> Toseland, A, 2006, Warkton: A Village in Northamptonshire (Book). SNN116676.

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Feb 7 2025 2:54PM