Monument record 4760 - Paulerspury
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Summary
A dispersed settlement of five separate centres joined by a network of roads, many of which now survive only as hollow ways. These comprise Pury End in the west, Tew's End in the north and Plumpton End in the south-east. There are also two parts of Paulerspury itself and each is associated with a small triangular green. Each of the centres has evidence of former settlement.
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Full Description
{2} The village is dispersed over an area of 2 sq.km. and appears to consist of five separate centres joined by a network of roads, many of which now survive only as hollow ways. These comprise Pury End in the west, Tew's End in the north and Plumpton End in the south-east. There are also two parts of Paulerspury itself and each is associated with a small triangular green. Each of the centres has evidence of former settlement.
The settlement is first mentioned in 1086 Domesday as 1 manor and a population of 33 including a priest. It probably includes Heathencote. In 1673 130 paid Hearth Tax (also includes Heathencote). In 1801 the population of the parish was 859.
{4} Inscription (dated 1512).
{5} The pattern of earthworks, ridge and furrow, roads and existing buildings suggest that Pury End developed along the road network from one or more farmsteads. At present there is insufficient evidence to suggest the location of the earliest centre(s). At the end of the nineteenth century the plan of Pury End was quite similar to that surviving today.
{7} Paulerspury contains one of the most complex networks of roads and footpaths to be found in the county. They may have acted as droveways taking stock to pastures in the forest or to markets further afield. Some were removed at enclosure but most survived as small lanes or footpaths, many of which are deeply hollowed ways. The hollow ways are a distinctive feature of the village.
{11} In a field under permanent pasture, immediately west of the parish church of Paulesbury, are a series of linear depressions, baulks and terraces with some ground disturbance. Most of the linear
features are the vestigial remains of relatively modern hedge lines. There has been some surface quarrying, but there is some evidence in the form of low amorphous scarps to indicate earlier earthworks, probably of a shrunken Md village or manorial site. It is known locally that a manor of the Throckmorton family stood in Paulerspury in the 16th century and in digging graves in the extension to the churchyard, at SP 7152 4554, foundations of a substantial building have been found up to 1.5m below the ground surface.
In 1972 local archaeologists cut a trench across a double baulk at SP 7130 4546 revealing what was considered to be the footings of two stone walls with intervening terrace, but no dateable finds
were made.
{12} (Area centred SP 714456). Linear banks and baulks plotted on field document by air machine plotter.
<1> 1820, Map of Paulerspury, (unchecked) (Map). SNN16285.
<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.113 (checked) (Series). SNN77382.
<3> Ryland, W, Adkins, D, and Serjeantson, R M, 1902, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Northamptonshire, p.339 (unchecked) (Series). SNN100368.
<4> Brass Rubbings at Ashmolean Museum, (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN41806.
<5> Ivens R., 2002, Archaeological watching brief at Jarak, Pury End, Paulerspury, Northamptonshire, p.3 (checked) (Report). SNN102131.
<6> HALL D.N., 1973, Paulerspury survey 1973, 3/67 (checked) (Article). SNN77045.
<7> Partida, T., 2013, Historic Environment Report Zone 2: Whittlewood - A Royal Forest, (unchecked) (Report). SNN109239.
<8> Hall D., 2001, The Woodland Landscapes of Southern Northamptonshire, p.33-46 (unchecked) (Article). SNN102520.
<9> Billington V., 2000, Woad-Growing in Northamptonshire, p.59-70 (unchecked) (Article). SNN102516.
<10> Riden P.; Insley C., 2002, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Northamptonshire, p. 245-289 (Series). SNN102540.
<11> Blood, N K, 1974, Field Investigator's Comments, F1 NKB 20-DEC-74 (Notes). SNN116074.
<12> Miscellaneous documents, SP 7145 1:2500 permatrace (Document). SNN57469.
<13> Royal Air Force, Vertical Aerial Photography, Air Photographs (RAF CPE/UK/1926, 3236-40, 5236-40) (Photographs). SNN104890.
Sources/Archives (13)
- <1> SNN16285 Map: 1820. Map of Paulerspury. (unchecked).
- <2> SNN77382 Series: Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England. 1982. An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton. 4. HMSO. p.113 (checked).
- <3> SNN100368 Series: Ryland, W, Adkins, D, and Serjeantson, R M. 1902. The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Northamptonshire. 1. University of london. p.339 (unchecked).
- <4> SNN41806 Catalogue: Brass Rubbings at Ashmolean Museum. (unchecked).
- <5> SNN102131 Report: Ivens R.. 2002. Archaeological watching brief at Jarak, Pury End, Paulerspury, Northamptonshire. Richard Ivens fieldwork reports. p.3 (checked).
- <6> SNN77045 Article: HALL D.N.. 1973. Paulerspury survey 1973. MILTON KEYNES JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGY & HISTORY. 3/67 (checked).
- <7> SNN109239 Report: Partida, T.. 2013. Historic Environment Report Zone 2: Whittlewood - A Royal Forest. (unchecked).
- <8> SNN102520 Article: Hall D.. 2001. The Woodland Landscapes of Southern Northamptonshire. Northamptonshire Past and Present. 54. Northants Record Society. p.33-46 (unchecked).
- <9> SNN102516 Article: Billington V.. 2000. Woad-Growing in Northamptonshire. Northamptonshire Past and Present. 53. Northants Record Society. p.59-70 (unchecked).
- <10> SNN102540 Series: Riden P.; Insley C.. 2002. The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Northamptonshire. The Victoria History of the Counties of England. 5. University of London. p. 245-289.
- <11> SNN116074 Notes: Blood, N K. 1974. Field Investigator's Comments. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. F1 NKB 20-DEC-74.
- <12> SNN57469 Document: Miscellaneous documents. SP 7145 1:2500 permatrace.
- <13> SNN104890 Photographs: Royal Air Force. Vertical Aerial Photography. Air Photographs (RAF CPE/UK/1926, 3236-40, 5236-40).
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (26)
- Parent of: (structural record only) (Monument) (4760/0)
- Parent of: 13 Lower Street (Monument) (4760/25)
- Parent of: 7-9 Lower Street (Monument) (4760/24)
- Parent of: Church of St. James the Great (Building) (4760/2/1)
- Parent of: Dog kennels, main block (Building) (4760/17/1)
- Parent of: Dorkingham House, High Street (Building) (4760/18/1)
- Parent of: Earthworks of a probable Medieval/Post Medieval Farm, Lower Street (Monument) (4760/3)
- Parent of: Independent chapel, later United Reform Church, High Street (Building) (4760/19/1)
- Parent of: Kirby Farm (Monument) (4760/4)
- Parent of: No. 1 Park Lane (Building) (4760/8/1)
- Parent of: No. 10 Park Lane (Building) (4760/7/1)
- Parent of: No. 104 High Street (Building) (4760/14/1)
- Parent of: No. 114 High Street (Monument) (4760/22)
- Parent of: No. 16 High Street (Building) (4760/21/1)
- Parent of: No. 29 High Street (Building) (4760/13)
- Parent of: No. 46 High Street (Building) (4760/20/1)
- Parent of: No. 5 Lower Street (Building) (4760/26/1)
- Parent of: No. 8 Lumber Lane (Building) (4760/10/1)
- Parent of: Old Hunt House, High Street (Building) (4760/16/1)
- Parent of: Olivers Oak, Pury End (Monument) (4760/23)
- Parent of: Paulerspury Manor House (Monument) (4760/1/1)
- Parent of: Possible site of Plumpton Hall (Monument) (4760/5)
- Parent of: The Former Rectory (Monument) (4760/11)
- Parent of: The Glebe House, The Green (Building) (4760/9/1)
- Parent of: The Hunt House, High Street (Building) (4760/12)
- Parent of: Vine House Hotel, High Street (Building) (4760/15/1)
Related Events/Activities (6)
- Event - Intervention: Jarak, Pury End, 2002 (Watching brief) (Ref: 7145038) (ENN101776)
- Event - Intervention: Jarak, Pury End, Phase 2, 2002 (Watching brief) (Ref: 7145039) (ENN101947)
- Event - Intervention: Kingston's Farm, 2014 (Trial trenching) (Ref: 38/14) (ENN107305)
- Event - Survey: Land at Grays Lane, 2010 (Geophysical survey) (Ref: Report: 10/59) (ENN105524)
- Event - Intervention: Land off Gray's Close, 2010 (Trial trench) (Ref: 10/187) (ENN105009)
- Event - Intervention: Paulerspury Manor, 1972 (Trial trench) (Ref: 7145008) (ENN6081)
Location
Grid reference | Centred SP 71819 45532 (2111m by 949m) Approximate |
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Civil Parish | PAULERSPURY, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District) |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- NRHE HOB UID: 343050
Record last edited
Feb 10 2025 7:44PM