Monument record 4796 - Bozenham

Site of Deserted Medieval settlement with C13 pottery, a section of a possible Romano British quern, and rubble found.

{1} This, the former hamlet of Bozenham, is first recorded by name in the mid C12th.

{2} Deserted hamlet of Bozenham (SP 768483) lies immediately NE of Bozenham Mill, in an area of permanent arable, on Boulder Clay at 72 m. above OD. Large quantities of C13th pottery and limestone rubble associated with slight depressions which are perhaps former house platforms have been recorded. Further SE in Buckhamshire (SP 771481) another area of C13th sherds and rubble has been noted. These remains probably represent part of the former hamlet of Bozenham which is first recorded by name in the mid C12th. Both of these scatters of medieval material lie within the deer park [SP 74 NE 18] and the site in Buckhamshire appears to have been overlaid by ridge- and-furrow. This site, along with others in the parish [SP 74 NE 11,15,16,18; SP 75 SE 27] suggests a dispersed medieval settlement pattern consisting of hamlets, with the single large village (Hartwell Green) a relatively recent development.

{3} (SP 768483) Medieval sherds were found together with a section of a possible Romano-British quern and coarse pottery (see SP 74 NE 8) by O Ranson (a) about 5 years ago. He indicated the site on the OS 6" and retains the finds.

<1> Gover J.E.B.; Mawer A.; Stenton F.M. (Eds.), 1933, The Place-names of Northamptonshire, p.100 (unchecked) (Series). SNN5881.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.76+79-80 (checked) (Series). SNN77382.

<3> Stevens, P A, 1974, Field Investigator's Comments, 28-AUG-74 (Notes). SNN113167.

<4> Brown, A.E. (Ed.), 1969, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1967/68 (Medieval) (Article). SNN57956.

<5> Rowley, R.T. & Fowler, W.J. (Ed.), 1975, CBA Group 9 Newsletter (Journal). SNN14574.

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