West Harle medieval village (Kirkwhelpington)
West Harle and Little Harle were hamlets within the same township township. In 1296 they had nine taxpayers between them. A tower house at West Harle is mentioned in a document written in 1415. A 19th century writer describes the same building as a `mansion house'. The original tower house was probably added to in 1629.
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FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1956; E Geary
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, Steadings windfarm - cultural heritage impact, including assessment of cumulative effects 2007; Oxford Archaeological Associates
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, Steadings windfarm - cultural heritage impact, including assessment of cumulative effects 2007; Oxford Archaeological Associates
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