Branxton medieval settlement (Branxton)
Branxton was a member of the barony of Muschamp. 1296: nine taxpayers. 1377 Poll Tax: 30 adults. 1541: three landlords possessed 16 husbandlands. 1580: 12 tenants. 1712: common lands enclosed. 1780: common waste enclosed. Tower site unknown. Modern village occupies site of medieval village. (1)
Test pitting in the early 2010s, for the Flodden 500 project, found a few sherds of medieval pottery on land adjacent to Branxton House. It is suggested this may be the location of medieval settlement activity.
Discussion about the medieval settlement suggests it was a two-row village, aligned roughly east-west and separated by a green which was wider than the present road through the settlement. The south row was interrupted by the outgang leading south to the moor, pushing the western part of the row southward. Using field names and other documentary evidence, it is suggested that the arable townfield of the medieval settlement lay in the north and the moor to the south, and the boundary between the two can be traced on the tithe and first edition Ordnance Survey map. (2)
Test pitting in the early 2010s, for the Flodden 500 project, found a few sherds of medieval pottery on land adjacent to Branxton House. It is suggested this may be the location of medieval settlement activity.
Discussion about the medieval settlement suggests it was a two-row village, aligned roughly east-west and separated by a green which was wider than the present road through the settlement. The south row was interrupted by the outgang leading south to the moor, pushing the western part of the row southward. Using field names and other documentary evidence, it is suggested that the arable townfield of the medieval settlement lay in the north and the moor to the south, and the boundary between the two can be traced on the tithe and first edition Ordnance Survey map. (2)
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TEST PIT, Branxton and Crookham (Flodden 500) ; the Archaeological Practice Ltd
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