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Monastic grange east of Manor Farm is a medieval agricultural estate associated with monastic landholding in Northamptonshire. The grange represents the physical infrastructure of monastic economies during the medieval period, when religious houses managed substantial agricultural properties to support their communities and generate income. The site's location east of Manor Farm preserves evidence of the medieval agrarian landscape and the systematic exploitation of rural lands by monastic institutions. As a scheduled ancient monument, the grange contributes to understanding the extent and organisation of monastic estates across the English Midlands during the Middle Ages.
Monastic grange east of Manor Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014768. View the official record →
Monastic grange east of Manor Farm is a medieval agricultural estate associated with monastic landholding in Northamptonshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014768.
Monastic grange east of Manor 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 1014768.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Premonstratensian abbey at Sulby Abbey Farm (3.5 km), Calender monastic grange at Cottesbrooke (3.9 km), Winwick medieval settlement (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Monastic grange east of Manor Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Monastic grange east of Manor Farm stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.