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GENERAL |
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Map of Central Northamptonshire showing the parishes described |
In pocket
at end of volume |
Map of prehistoric and Roman sites and finds |
Fig. 1, p. xxxi |
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Fig. 2, p. xxxii |
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Fig. 3, p. xxxiii |
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Fig. 4, p. xxxiv |
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Fig. 5, p. xxxv |
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Fig. 6, p. xxxvi |
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Fig. 7, p. xxxvii |
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Fig. 8, p. xxxviii |
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Fig. 9, p. xxxix |
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Fig. 10, p. xl |
Roman towns and large settlements in the S.E. Midlands |
Fig. 11, p. xliv |
Large Roman settlements; a comparison of their known extent |
Fig. 12, p. xlvi |
Geddington and Newton. Roman, Saxon and later medieval settlement |
Fig. 13, p. xlviii |
Great Doddington. Roman, Saxon and later medieval settlement |
Fig. 14, p. xlix |
Castle Ashby, Cogenhoe, Great Doddington, Earls Barton, Ecton and
Grendon. Medieval settlements and estates |
Fig. 15, p. li |
Types of fishponds |
Fig. 16, p. lviii |
PARISHES |
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1 ASHLEY |
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(2) Medieval or later settlement remains |
Fig. 17, p. 1 |
3 BOZEAT |
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(4, 12, 13) Iron Age settlement, prehistoric or Roman ditches and industrial
sites |
Fig. 46, p. 44 |
(9, 11) Roman settlement and prehistoric or Roman settlement |
Fig. 18, p. 4 |
4 BRAFIELD-ON-THE-GREEN |
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(2–17, 19, 20, 27, 28) Ring ditches, Bronze Age burial, prehistoric and Roman
settlements and Roman kilns |
Fig. 19, p. 6 |
(18) Iron Age settlement |
Fig. 35, p. 32 |
(32) Medieval or later settlement remains |
Fig. 20, p. 8 |
5 BRAMPTON ASH |
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(5, 9) Moat and associated land unit and cultivation remains |
Fig. 21, p. 10 |
6 BRAYBROOKE |
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(1, 2) Castle, fishponds and medieval settlement remains |
Fig. 22, p. 13 |
Aerial view from N.W. |
Pl. 6 |
Fishponds from S.E. |
Pl. 6 |
8 BURTON LATIMER |
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(2–6) Prehistoric or Roman settlements |
Fig. 23, p. 14 |
(9) Prehistoric or Roman settlement |
Fig. 24, p. 15 |
10 CASTLE ASHBY |
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Medieval settlements and estates |
Fig. 15, p. li |
(9–11) Medieval or later settlement remains, moat and ponds at Chadstone |
Fig. 25, p. 17 |
11 COGENHOE |
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Medieval settlements and estates |
Fig. 15, p. li |
(1, 4) Prehistoric and Roman settlements |
Fig. 26, p. 18 |
(8) Moat and fishponds |
Fig. 27, p. 20 |
(10, 11) Medieval or later settlement remains and ponds |
Fig. 29, p. 22 |
(12) Fishponds |
Fig. 28, p. 21 |
12 CORBY |
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Roman Road 57a, in Hazel Wood |
Fig. 168, p. 187 |
(1) Bronze knife |
Pl. 31 |
(17) Moat |
Fig. 30, p. 24 |
Map of 1580 |
Pl. 19 |
13 COTTINGHAM |
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(2) Moat |
Fig. 31, p. 25 |
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Fig. 115, p. 129 |
15 CRANSLEY |
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(7) Motte (?) |
Fig. 32, p. 28 |
(8) Medieval or later settlement remains |
Fig. 33, p. 30
Fig. 34, p. 31 |
Map of 1598 |
Pl. 13 |
Aerial view from N.W. |
Pl. 13 |
16 DENTON |
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(1) Iron Age and Roman settlement |
Fig. 35, p. 32 |
17 DESBOROUGH |
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(3) Iron Age bronze mirror (by courtesy of the Trustees of the British
Museum) |
Frontispiece |
(11) Medieval or later earthworks |
Fig. 36, p. 34 |
18 DINGLEY |
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(1, 2) Medieval or later settlement remains and moat |
Fig. 38, p. 36 |
(3) Dam |
Fig. 37, p. 35 |
(4) Cultivation remains |
Pl. 28 |
19 DODDINGTON, GREAT |
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Roman, Saxon and later medieval settlement |
Fig. 14, p. xlix |
Medieval settlements and estates |
Fig. 15, p. li |
(2) Prehistoric or Roman settlement |
Fig. 39, p. 37 |
Prehistoric or Roman enclosure, aerial view from N.E. |
Pl. 1 |
(5) Roman villa |
Fig. 40, p. 38 |
Aerial view from N. |
Pl. 2 |
20 EARLS BARTON |
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Medieval settlements and estates |
Fig. 15, p.li |
(4, 5) Prehistoric or Roman settlements |
Fig. 41, p. 40 |
(3, 6, 7, 12) Prehistoric and Roman settlements |
Fig. 42, p. 41 |
(14) Mound and ditch |
Fig. 43, p. 42 |
View from N.W. |
Pl. 4 |
(16) Deserted hamlet of Thorpe |
Fig. 45, p. 43 |
Plan of 1772 |
Fig. 44, p. 42 |
21 EASTON MAUDIT |
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(2–4) Iron Age settlements |
Fig. 46, p. 44 |
(10) Medieval occupation site |
Fig. 47, p. 45 |
(9, 11, 13–15) Medieval or later settlement remains and site of manor house,
gardens, ponds and pillow mound |
Fig. 48, p. 46 |
22 ECTON |
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Medieval settlements and estates |
Fig. 15, p.li |
(5–12) North Ecton Complex |
Fig. 49, p. 48 |
(13, 15) Prehistoric or Roman settlement and Roman settlement |
Fig. 50, p. 49 |
(17–19) Prehistoric or Roman settlements and Roman settlements |
Fig. 42, p. 41 |
23 GEDDINGTON |
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Roman, Saxon and later medieval settlement |
Fig. 13, p. xlvii |
24 GRAFTON UNDERWOOD |
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(1–3) Prehistoric or Roman settlements |
Fig. 51, p. 51 |
(4) Deer Park |
Fig. 52, p. 52 |
25 GRENDON |
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Medieval settlements and estates |
Fig. 15, p. li |
(2–7) West Grendon Complex |
Fig. 53, p. 53 |
Ring ditches, aerial view from S.W. |
Pl. 2 |
(15) Deserted hamlet of Cotton |
Fig. 54, p. 55 |
(16) Moat |
Fig. 55, p. 56 |
26 GRETTON |
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Medieval settlements, estates and fields |
Fig. 59, p. 61 |
(7) Site of manor house, fishponds and mounds |
Fig. 56, p. 58 |
(8) Deserted farmstead of Cotton |
Fig. 57, p. 59 |
(10) Garden remains at Kirby Hall |
Fig. 58, p. 60 |
(11) Cultivation remains |
Pl. 29 |
27 HACKLETON |
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Bronze spearhead |
Pl. 31 |
(2, 3) Prehistoric or Roman settlements |
Fig. 60, p. 62 |
(16) Deer park at Preston Deanery |
Fig. 61, p. 63 |
(17) Deserted village of Preston Deanery |
Fig. 62, p. 64 |
(18) Deer park at Horton |
Fig. 63, p. 65 |
(19–21) Deserted village of Horton, park and garden remains and mounds |
Fig. 65, p. 68 |
Village, park and garden remains from E. |
Pl. 20 |
Hollow-way, from W. |
Pl. 21 |
Garden remains |
Fig. 66, p. 69 |
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Fig. 67, p. 69 |
" " , view from S.W. |
Pl. 21 |
Map of 1622 |
Pl. 18 |
Map of 1728 |
Fig. 64, p. 66 |
28 HANNINGTON |
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(1–3) Ring ditch, Roman settlement and prehistoric or Roman settlement |
Fig. 68, p. 70 |
(5) Cultivation remains |
Fig. 69, p. 71 |
29 HARDWICK |
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(1–4) Medieval or later settlement remains, ponds and garden remains. |
Fig. 70, p. 72 |
Aerial view from N.W. |
Pl. 11 |
Map of 1587 |
Pl. 11 |
30 HARRINGTON |
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Medieval settlements and estates |
Fig. 73, p. 75 |
(1) Prehistoric or Roman ditched trackway |
Fig. 71, p. 74 |
(4) Deserted village of Newbottle |
Fig. 72, p. 74 |
(5) Remains of house and garden |
Fig. 74, p. 76 |
View from N.E. |
Pl. 26 |
Aerial view from N.E. |
Pl. 26 |
(5, 6) Remains of house and garden and fishponds |
Fig. 75, p. 78 |
Fishponds, aerial view from N. |
Pl. 9 |
31 HARROWDEN, GREAT |
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(3, 4) Roman settlement and enclosure |
Fig. 76, p. 79 |
(5, 7, 8, 10) Iron Age and Roman settlements and medieval or later settlement
remains and moat |
Fig. 77, p. 80 |
Settlement remains and moat, map of 1754 |
Pl. 12 |
32 HARROWDEN, LITTLE |
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(2) Prehistoric or Roman settlement |
Fig. 78, p. 82 |
(3, 5) Prehistoric or Roman Settlements |
Fig. 79, p. 82 |
33 HOLCOT |
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(4) Fishpond |
Fig. 16, p. lviii |
35 HOUGHTON, LITTLE |
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(8–14) East Houghton Complex |
Fig. 80, p. 85 |
(23) Roman settlement |
Fig. 81, p. 87 |
(28) Clifford Hill motte |
Fig. 82, p. 88 |
Motte from E. |
Pl. 5 |
(29) Site of manor house |
Fig. 83, p. 89 |
View from N.W. |
Pl. 5 |
(31) Fishponds |
Fig. 84, p. 89 |
View from N.W. |
Pl. 8 |
36 IRCHESTER |
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Two stone axes |
Pl. 31 |
Medieval settlements and estates |
Fig. 93, p. 99 |
(1) Prehistoric or Roman settlement |
Fig. 85, p. 90 |
(2) Prehistoric or Roman settlement |
Fig. 86, p. 90 |
(5) Roman settlement |
Fig. 87, p. 91 |
(6) Roman settlement |
Fig. 88, p. 91 |
(7) Roman town of Irchester |
Fig. 89, p. 92 |
Aerial view, from N.E. |
Pl. 3 |
Aerial view, from S.E. |
Pl. 3 |
Ground view, from N.E. |
Pl. 4 |
Part of sculptured male figure |
Pl. 32 |
Inscribed monument to a strator (by courtesy of the Trustees of the
British Museum) |
Pl. 32 |
(8) Settlement remains of Chester-on-the-Water |
Fig. 90, p. 96 |
Map of 1756 |
Fig. 91, p. 97 |
View from N.E. |
Pl. 16 |
(9) Deserted village of Knuston |
Fig. 92, p. 98 |
View from N.W. |
Pl. 22 |
37 ISHAM |
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(1) Iron Age and Roman settlement |
Fig. 94, p. 99 |
(2, 4, 5) Roman settlement and medieval or later settlement remains |
Fig. 95, p. 100 |
38 KETTERING |
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(14, 15) Barton Seagrave Castle, and medieval or later settlement remains |
Fig. 96, p. 104 |
View of northern moat from S.W. |
Pl. 7 |
39 LODDINGTON |
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Medieval settlements and estates |
Fig. 98, p. 106 |
(1) Beaker |
Pl. 30 |
(6) Deserted village of Mawsley, before destruction |
Pl. 16 |
(9) Moat, from Tithe Map of 1843 |
Fig. 97, p. 105 |
40 MEARS ASHBY |
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(2) Prehistoric or Roman settlement |
Fig. 99, p. 107 |
(6) Iron Age and Roman settlement |
Fig. 100, p. 108 |
(5, 7) Iron Age settlement and Roman settlement |
Fig. 101, p. 108 |
42 MOULTON |
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(2) Prehistoric or Roman settlement |
Fig. 102, p. 110 |
(1, 4) Prehistoric or Roman settlements |
Fig. 104, p. 111 |
(3) Prehistoric or Roman settlement |
Fig. 103, p. 110 |
(5, 6) Roman settlements and prehistoric or Roman settlement |
Fig. 105, p. 111 |
43 NEWTON |
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Roman, Saxon and later medieval settlement |
Fig. 13, p. xlviii |
(1) Handled Beaker |
Pl. 30 |
(9, 10) Deserted village of Little Newton and remains of house and gardens |
Fig. 106, p. 113 |
Aerial view from N.E. |
Pl. 17 |
Ground view from N.E. |
Pl. 17 |
Plan of house and gardens of 1715 |
Fig. 107, p. 114 |
(11) Dam |
Fig. 108, p. 115 |
44 OLD |
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(1) Medieval or later settlement remains from N.W., before destruction |
Pl. 12 |
(3) Medieval cultivation remains |
Fig. 109, p. 117 |
45 ORLINGBURY |
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Medieval settlements and estates |
Fig. 110, p. 118 |
(5) Deserted village of Wythmail, aerial views before and after destruction |
Pl. 15 |
(6) Deserted farmstead of Badsaddle, aerial views before and after
destruction |
Pl. 14 |
47 OVERSTONE |
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(6, 7) Deserted village of Overstone and garden remains |
Fig. 111, p. 121 |
48 PYTCHLEY |
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Bronze rapier |
Pl. 31 |
(8–10) Medieval or later settlement remains and sites of manor houses. |
Fig. 112, p. 124 |
49 ROCKINGHAM |
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(4, 6, 7, 14) Motte, pillow mounds, medieval or later settlement remains
and enclosures |
Fig. 113, p. 127 |
(8, 9) Site of watermill and windmill mound |
Fig. 114, p. 128 |
(12) Deer park |
Fig. 115, p. 129 |
(14) Enclosures |
Fig. 116, p. 129 |
50 ROTHWELL |
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(7) Fishponds and garden remains |
Fig. 117, p. 131 |
51 RUSHTON |
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Medieval settlements and estates |
Fig. 119, p. 133 |
(1) Miniature vessel |
Pl. 30 |
(9) Deserted village of Glendon |
Fig. 118, p. 132 |
52 STANION |
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(11) Moat and enclosures, and Roman Road 57a |
Fig. 120, p. 135 |
53 STOKE ALBANY |
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(1) Site of watermill |
Fig. 121, p. 136 |
View from S.E. |
Pl. 9 |
(2) Fishponds |
Fig. 122, p. 137 |
Aerial view from N. |
Pl. 10 |
Ground view from S.W. |
Pl. 10 |
(4) Deer park |
Fig. 123, p. 138 |
54 STRIXTON |
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(1) Iron Age settlement |
Fig. 124, p. 139 |
Aerial view from N. |
Pl. 1 |
(7) Medieval parish boundaries |
Fig. 125, p. 140 |
(7–10) Medieval or later settlement remains, site of manor house and gardens,
windmill mound, and cultivation remains |
Fig. 126, p. 141 |
Aerial view from E. |
Pl. 20 |
55 SUTTON BASSETT |
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(1) Medieval or later settlement remains |
Fig. 127, p. 143 |
(1, 2) Medieval or later settlement remains and cultivation remains |
Pl. 28 |
56 SYWELL |
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(1, 2) Prehistoric or Roman settlements |
Fig. 129, p. 145 |
(3) Prehistoric or Roman settlement |
Fig. 49, p. 48 |
(4) Prehistoric or Roman settlement |
Fig. 128, p. 144 |
58 WALGRAVE |
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(2) Prehistoric or Roman settlement |
Fig. 68, p. 70 |
(6) Moat |
Fig. 130, p. 146 |
Aerial view from N.W. |
Pl. 8 |
(7) Medieval or later settlement remains |
Fig. 131, p. 147 |
(8) Fishponds and garden remains |
Fig. 132, p. 148 |
(11, 12) Enclosure and cultivation remains, aerial view from S.E. |
Pl. 27 |
(12) Medieval cultivation remains |
Fig. 109, p. 117 |
Ridge-and-furrow |
Fig. 133, p. 149 |
59 WARKTON |
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(2) Medieval or later settlement remains |
Fig. 134, p. 151 |
60 WEEKLEY |
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(5) Moat |
Fig. 135, p. 153 |
View from E. |
Pl. 7 |
(7) Site of watermills |
Fig. 136, p. 154 |
(8, 9, 11) Deserted village of Boughton, deer park and garden remains |
Fig. 137, p. 154 |
(8) Deserted village of Boughton |
Fig. 138, p. 155 |
View from N.E. |
Pl. 22 |
(10) Pillow mound |
Fig. 139, p. 156 |
(11) Garden remains at Boughton House |
Fig. 142, opp. p. 160 |
Conjectural plan of garden in 1709 |
Fig. 140, p. 157 |
Map of 1725 |
Pl. 24 |
Map of 1739 |
Pl. 25 |
Plan of flower beds |
Fig. 143, p. 161 |
View from W. |
Pl. 23 |
View of canal, from S. |
Pl. 23 |
Rides and avenues associated with Boughton Park |
Fig. 141, p. 159 |
(12) Medieval cultivation remains
Map of 1719 |
Fig. 144, p. 162 |
Part of surviving ridge-and-furrow |
Fig. 145, p. 163 |
61 WELDON |
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Flint axe |
Pl. 31 |
(3) Roman villa |
Fig. 146, p. 165 |
(7) Deer park |
Fig.147, p. 166 |
62 WELLINGBOROUGH |
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Flint adze |
Pl. 31 |
(1, 2, 8) Ring ditch and prehistoric or Roman settlements. |
Fig. 148, p. 167 |
(5, 24) Prehistoric or Roman settlement and Roman settlement |
Fig. 151, p. 169 |
(7) Prehistoric or Roman settlement |
Fig. 149, p. 167 |
(9) Prehistoric or Roman settlement |
Fig. 150, p. 167 |
(27, 28) Saxon settlements |
Fig. 14, p. xlix |
63 WESTON-BY-WELLAND |
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(2) Medieval cultivation remains |
Pl. 29 |
64 WILBARSTON |
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Medieval settlements and estates |
Fig. 119, p. 133 |
(2, 3) Prehistoric or Roman settlement and Roman settlement |
Fig. 152, p. 171 |
(5, 6) Prehistoric or Roman settlements |
Fig. 153, p. 171 |
(8, 9) Deserted village of Pipewell and site of Cistercian Abbey |
Fig. 154, p. 172 |
Aerial view from E. |
Pl. 27 |
(10, 11) Dam and windmill mound |
Fig. 155, p. 174 |
66 WOLLASTON |
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(2) Roman villa and prehistoric or Roman settlement |
Fig. 85, p. 90 |
(3, 4, 6, 7) Prehistoric or Roman settlements and Roman settlement |
Fig. 156, p. 176 |
(5, 9, 10) Prehistoric and Roman settlements |
Fig. 157, p. 177 |
(8, 35) Iron Age and Roman settlement and medieval occupation site |
Fig. 158, p. 178 |
(11–15, 19–23) Prehistoric and Roman settlements |
Fig. 159, p. 179 |
(24) Iron Age and Roman settlement |
Fig. 124, p. 139 |
(27, 29) Prehistoric or Roman settlements |
Fig. 160, p. 180 |
(32) Motte |
Fig. 161, p. 181 |
67 YARDLEY HASTINGS |
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(3, 21) Prehistoric and Roman settlements |
Fig. 162, p. 182 |
(16) Iron Age and Roman settlement |
Fig. 163, p. 183 |
(23) Dam |
Fig. 164, p. 184 |
(24) Site of manor house |
Fig. 165, p. 184 |
(25) Moat, from map of 1760 |
Fig. 166, p. 185 |
(26) Ponds, from map of 1760 |
Fig. 167, p. 185 |
APPENDIX: ROMAN ROADS |
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Roman Road 57a, in Hazel Wood, Corby |
Fig. 168, p. 187 |
Roman Road 57a, in Middleton to Stanion
Middleton – Corby |
Fig. 169, p. 189 |
Corby – Stanion |
Fig. 170, p. 190 |
Roman Road 570, Irthlingborough to Irchester |
Fig. 170, p. 190 |
Roman Road 170, Dungee Corner to Irchester |
Fig. 171, p. 191 |