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Longthorpe Tower: part of a medieval fortified house 90m west of St Botolph's Church

England
List entry 1013284
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013284
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
TL1620398381
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Longthorpe Tower is a medieval fortified house tower situated approximately 90 metres west of St Botolph's Church in Northamptonshire. The structure dates to the fourteenth century and represents a significant example of a residential tower from the later medieval period. The tower retains substantial masonry work and internal features characteristic of high-status domestic architecture of its era, including evidence of multiple storeys and defensive design elements. The monument survives as a valuable record of medieval military domestic building practices in the East Midlands region.

Longthorpe Tower: part of a medieval fortified house 90m west of St Botolph's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013284. View the official record →

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What is Longthorpe Tower: part of a medieval fortified house 90m west of St Botolph's Church?

Longthorpe Tower is a medieval fortified house tower situated approximately 90 metres west of St Botolph's Church in Northamptonshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013284.

Who is responsible for protecting Longthorpe Tower: part of a medieval fortified house 90m west of St Botolph's Church?

Longthorpe Tower: part of a medieval fortified house 90m west of St Botolph's Church is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1013284.

What other scheduled monuments are near Longthorpe Tower: part of a medieval fortified house 90m west of St Botolph's Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow cemetery 330m east of Linden Lea (2.7 km), Settlement SE of Orton Waterville (3 km), Settlement areas SW of Orton Longueville (3.1 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Civil War
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round barrow cemetery 330m east of Linden Lea
2.7 km
Settlement SE of Orton Waterville
3 km
Settlement areas SW of Orton Longueville
3.1 km
Roman barrow 380m north of Hill Farm
5 km
The fort and Roman walled town of Durobrivae and its south, west and east suburbs, immediately south and east of Water Newton Village
5.1 km
Horsey Hill Fort: a Civil War fieldwork
6.5 km
Site of the Norman Cross Depot for Prisoners of War
7.3 km
Earthworks of deserted medieval village
7.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Longthorpe Tower: part of a medieval fortified house 90m west of St Botolph's Church

Longthorpe Tower: part of a medieval fortified house 90m west of St Botolph's Church stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.

The wider landscape

Around Longthorpe Tower: part of a medieval fortified house 90m west of St Botolph's Church

Water NewtonRoman town · ~2.7 milesFlag FenArchaeological site · ~3.9 milesGodmanchesterRoman town · ~18.1 milesIrchesterRoman town · ~24.9 miles
Domesday entry for Thorpe, Northamptonshire →
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