Stamford deserted medieval village (Rennington)
Earthwork ridge and furrow and a cluster of platforms suggestive of crofts, indicate an abandoned village or hamlet in the fields surrounding Stamford Farm. (1)
Stamford deserted medieval village. Documentary references: 1245, 1296, 1298, 1336, 1361, 1580, 1603, 1665, 1693, 1722, 1771, 1821. Substantial earthwork remains of medieval village (central part destroyed by a 19th century quarry). Massive platforms at the east end of the site and extensive earthworks may be the site of the medieval capital messuage and associated structures. (2)
A medieval settlement is seen as earthworks and first recorded from EH Reconnaissance aerial photographs taken on 12th July 2013. The site, centred on NU 2261 1927, comprises a range of features associated with medieval settlement including hollow ways, small fields, regular shaped platforms and areas of dense s-shaped ridge and furrow along similar alignments which are defined by ditched boundaries.
There is a central hollow way which runs northwest-southeast in alignment. There appears to be four small fields running perpendicular from the hollow way which contain ridge and furrow of different widths which measure a maximum of 82 metres by 35 metres in size. In some cases the boundaries may be imposed over earlier ridge and furrow. There is some disturbance to the southeast, possibly masking a fifth plot of land, which appears to be related to the 19th century quarrying on site. The quarry is now planted with trees and the extent of disturbance is unclear. There is a further hollow way following an east-west alignment which is shown on historic mapping and likely to have persisted through use. Adjacent to the hollow ways (e.g. at NU 2275 1927 and NU2249 1931) there are flat platforms which appear regular in plan but vary in size and form. These features may represent structures although the function is unclear as they appear quite large.
The extent of the site, as visible on current photography as earthworks is approximately 665 metres by 510 metres. In the adjacent field to the northeast there are cropmarks of ridge and furrow similar in nature and alignment to the earthwork features recorded above, suggesting that the full extent of the site may have been levelled. (3a-c)
Stamford deserted medieval village. Documentary references: 1245, 1296, 1298, 1336, 1361, 1580, 1603, 1665, 1693, 1722, 1771, 1821. Substantial earthwork remains of medieval village (central part destroyed by a 19th century quarry). Massive platforms at the east end of the site and extensive earthworks may be the site of the medieval capital messuage and associated structures. (2)
A medieval settlement is seen as earthworks and first recorded from EH Reconnaissance aerial photographs taken on 12th July 2013. The site, centred on NU 2261 1927, comprises a range of features associated with medieval settlement including hollow ways, small fields, regular shaped platforms and areas of dense s-shaped ridge and furrow along similar alignments which are defined by ditched boundaries.
There is a central hollow way which runs northwest-southeast in alignment. There appears to be four small fields running perpendicular from the hollow way which contain ridge and furrow of different widths which measure a maximum of 82 metres by 35 metres in size. In some cases the boundaries may be imposed over earlier ridge and furrow. There is some disturbance to the southeast, possibly masking a fifth plot of land, which appears to be related to the 19th century quarrying on site. The quarry is now planted with trees and the extent of disturbance is unclear. There is a further hollow way following an east-west alignment which is shown on historic mapping and likely to have persisted through use. Adjacent to the hollow ways (e.g. at NU 2275 1927 and NU2249 1931) there are flat platforms which appear regular in plan but vary in size and form. These features may represent structures although the function is unclear as they appear quite large.
The extent of the site, as visible on current photography as earthworks is approximately 665 metres by 510 metres. In the adjacent field to the northeast there are cropmarks of ridge and furrow similar in nature and alignment to the earthwork features recorded above, suggesting that the full extent of the site may have been levelled. (3a-c)
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FIELD SURVEY, Deserted Medieval Villages of North Northumberland 1978; P J Dixon
WATCHING BRIEF, Stamford Farm 2002; THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL PRACTICE
WATCHING BRIEF, Stamford Farm 2002; THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL PRACTICE
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