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Upton medieval village and seventeenth-century garden earthworks is a scheduled ancient monument in Northamptonshire comprising the physical remains of a medieval settlement together with formal garden features of later date. The site preserves earthwork evidence of ridge-and-furrow cultivation, settlement plots, and structural remains indicative of medieval occupation, whilst the garden earthworks reflect post-medieval landscape management and design practices. The monument represents both the medieval agrarian economy and the later transformation of the landscape by formal gardening traditions. The combination of medieval village remains with early modern garden features makes this site valuable for understanding the long chronological development of settlement and land use in the county.
Upton medieval village and C17 garden earthworks is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006639. View the official record →
Upton medieval village and seventeenth-century garden earthworks is a scheduled ancient monument in Northamptonshire comprising the physical remains of a medieval settlement together with formal garden features of later date.
Upton medieval village and C17 garden earthworks 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 1006639.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross base in St Michael's churchyard (0.2 km), Upton bowl barrow (1.1 km), Multivallate hillfort at Hunsbury Hill (2.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Upton medieval village and C17 garden earthworks'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.
Upton medieval village and C17 garden earthworks stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.