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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 →
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.
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.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Settlement remains of the medieval village of Horton, to the east and south of the church, including possible C18 militia works..'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.
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.