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Torpel's Manor is a scheduled ancient monument located in Northamptonshire, representing the site of a medieval manor house. The monument preserves archaeological evidence of domestic occupation and settlement activity from the medieval period, with earthworks and subsurface deposits indicating the former extent and layout of the manorial complex. The site demonstrates the pattern of medieval settlement and land organisation characteristic of the region during the High and Late Medieval periods, and its preservation as a scheduled monument reflects its importance for understanding the archaeological record of Northamptonshire's medieval landscape and rural economy.
Site of Torpel's Manor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006812. View the official record →
Torpel's Manor is a scheduled ancient monument located in Northamptonshire, representing the site of a medieval manor house.
Site of Torpel's Manor 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 1006812.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site of Roman villa NE of Sibson Hollow (7.7 km), Roman villa SW of Castor station (7.8 km), Bowl barrow 450m north east of Water Newton Mill (7.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Site of Torpel's Manor'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.
Site of Torpel's Manor stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.