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Tithe Barn is a medieval agricultural building located in Northamptonshire, England. The structure dates from the medieval period and served as a storage facility for tithes—the agricultural produce collected as a form of tax or religious obligation. As a tithe barn, it represents an important example of medieval ecclesiastical and manorial administration, demonstrating the physical infrastructure through which the Church and local landowners managed their agricultural resources. The building's survival to the present day provides valuable evidence of medieval rural architecture and economic organisation.
Tithe barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003895. View the official record →
Tithe Barn is a medieval agricultural building located in Northamptonshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003895.
Tithe barn 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 1003895.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman town of Irchester and preceding Iron Age settlement; including remains of the medieval hamlet of Chester on the Water (2.6 km), Roman villa (2.9 km), Ditchford Bridge (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Tithe barn'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.
Tithe barn stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.