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Medieval settlement at Nobold, 440m east of Lowe Farm

England
List entry 1017183
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017183
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
10.83 hectares
Grid reference
SP 69516 82063
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Medieval settlement at Nobold, 440m east of Lowe Farm is a deserted medieval village site located in Northamptonshire. The settlement is evidenced by earthworks and archaeological features characteristic of medieval occupation, including the remains of house platforms and field systems that reflect the agricultural economy of the period. The site represents the habitation pattern typical of medieval rural England before depopulation altered the landscape. Its preservation as earthworks provides material evidence for understanding the layout and organisation of medieval communities in the East Midlands region.

Medieval settlement at Nobold, 440m east of Lowe Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017183. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Medieval settlement at Nobold, 440m east of Lowe Farm?

Medieval settlement at Nobold, 440m east of Lowe Farm is a deserted medieval village site located in Northamptonshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017183.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval settlement at Nobold, 440m east of Lowe Farm?

Medieval settlement at Nobold, 440m east of Lowe Farm 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 1017183.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval settlement at Nobold, 440m east of Lowe Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sibbertoft motte and bailey castle. (1.2 km), Clipston medieval settlement (1.3 km), Two bowl barrows and a henge 600m east of Mill Hill Farm (3 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Sibbertoft motte and bailey castle.
1.2 km
Clipston medieval settlement
1.3 km
Two bowl barrows and a henge 600m east of Mill Hill Farm
3 km
Old Sulby medieval settlement
4.1 km
Premonstratensian abbey at Sulby Abbey Farm
4.2 km
Abandoned Medieval Village of Little Oxendon
4.3 km
Kelmarsh medieval settlement
4.7 km
Medieval settlement at Haselbech
5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval settlement at Nobold, 440m east of Lowe Farm

Medieval settlement at Nobold, 440m east of Lowe Farm stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Medieval settlement at Nobold, 440m east of Lowe Farm

Whilton LodgeRoman town · ~12.1 milesIrchesterRoman town · ~16.7 milesTowcesterRoman town · ~20.7 milesMancetterRoman town · ~24.6 milesBattle of Naseby 1645Battle (1645) · ~1.6 milesBattle of Northampton (1460)Battle (1460) · ~15 milesBattle of Edgcote 1469Battle (1469) · ~24.4 miles
Domesday entry for Sibbertoft, Northamptonshire →
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