Scheduled MonumentsEnglandSettlement remains of the medieval village of Horton, to the east and south of the church, including possible C18 militia works..

Settlement remains of the medieval village of Horton, to the east and south of the church, including possible C18 militia works..

England
List entry 1418388
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1418388
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
31.93 hectares
Grid reference
SP8224254031
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Settlement remains of the medieval village of Horton is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the earthwork traces of a medieval settlement located to the east and south of Horton Church in Northamptonshire. The site preserves ridge and furrow cultivation patterns alongside structural remains indicative of domestic occupation dating to the medieval period. Later military features, possibly associated with eighteenth-century militia activity, are also evident within the monument boundaries. These stratified remains provide archaeological evidence of settlement continuity and land use patterns characteristic of the English East Midlands during the medieval and early modern periods.

Settlement remains of the medieval village of Horton, to the east and south of the church, including possible C18 militia works.. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1418388. View the official record →

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What is Settlement remains of the medieval village of Horton, to the east and south of the church, including possible C18 militia works..?

Settlement remains of the medieval village of Horton is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the earthwork traces of a medieval settlement located to the east and south of Horton Church in Northamptonshire.

Who is responsible for protecting Settlement remains of the medieval village of Horton, to the east and south of the church, including possible C18 militia works..?

Settlement remains of the medieval village of Horton, to the east and south of the church, including possible C18 militia works.. 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 1418388.

What other scheduled monuments are near Settlement remains of the medieval village of Horton, to the east and south of the church, including possible C18 militia works..?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ravenstone Priory, moats and fishponds (4.2 km), Moated site and fishponds 280m south-east of St Lawrence's Church (5.8 km), Group of ring ditches and enclosures at Tyringham (6.8 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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Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Settlement remains of the medieval village of Horton, to the east and south of the church, including possible C18 militia works..

Settlement remains of the medieval village of Horton, to the east and south of the church, including possible C18 militia works.. stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Settlement remains of the medieval village of Horton, to the east and south of the church, including possible C18 militia works..

TowcesterRoman town · ~8.6 milesIrchesterRoman town · ~9.8 milesWhilton LodgeRoman town · ~14.6 milesBattle of Northampton (1460)Battle (1460) · ~4.8 milesBattle of Naseby 1645Battle (1645) · ~18.1 miles