Monument record 5450 - Open Field System, Pattishall

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{1} The common fields of the parish were enclosed by an Act of Parliament of 1771. Nothing is known of the arrangement of these fields, and in particular it is not clear whether each of the separate medieval settlements in the parish had its own field system.
Ridge and furrow of these fields survives on the ground or can be traced on air photos over most of the parish except north and north east of the village where the light Northampton Sands have been ploughed or worked for ironstone. Elsewhere a complex pattern of end-on and interlocked furlongs is visible mainly arranged to run at right angles to the contours, especially along the three small north and north east flowing streams in the north of the parish. In several places there is great variety in the width of ridges within small areas eg SP 674528 and 671533.


<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.111 site 7 (checked) (Series). SNN77382.

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  • <1> Series: Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England. 1982. An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton. 4. HMSO. p.111 site 7 (checked).

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Location

Grid reference SP 6800 5400 (point) Transfer
Civil Parish PATTISHALL, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District)

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Record last edited

Nov 7 2024 2:36PM

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