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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 →
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.
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.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Remains of manor house and garden'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.
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.