Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRemains of manor house and garden

Remains of manor house and garden

England
List entry 1003634
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003634
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.82 hectares
Grid reference
SP 97302 77010
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The remains of a manor house and garden at this Northamptonshire location represent the archaeological evidence of domestic occupation spanning several centuries. The site comprises structural foundations and associated garden earthworks that document both the residential architecture and the planned landscape of its former occupants. Such manorial complexes were typical of medieval and post-medieval rural settlement patterns in the Midlands, serving as centres of local agricultural and administrative authority. The survival of both building remains and garden features provides archaeological evidence for understanding the organisation of domestic space and land use during periods when documentary records may be incomplete.

Remains of manor house and garden is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003634. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Remains of manor house and garden?

The remains of a manor house and garden at this Northamptonshire location represent the archaeological evidence of domestic occupation spanning several centuries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003634.

Who is responsible for protecting Remains of manor house and garden?

Remains of manor house and garden 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 1003634.

What other scheduled monuments are near Remains of manor house and garden?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval Settlement of West Cotton (4.6 km), Thorpe End Iron Age, Saxon and Medieval settlement (5.4 km), Irthlingborough bowl barrow, 760m west of Rutland Lodge (5.7 km).

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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.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Remains of manor house and garden

Remains of manor house and garden stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.