Magilton, writing in 1977, described Hampole as "an unspoilt hamlet consisting entirely of stone built structures in an irregular grouping round a curious street pattern. The earliest surviving buildings do not seem to predate the C17, and there is at present only one modern house in the village" (1977, 43). Further infilling has occurred since the earlier study, however the essential historic character of Hampole remains intact. The village is the known site of a Benedictine nunnery founded in 1170 (SMR413) excavated badly in the early twentieth century. Fragments of the institution are incorporated in a number of the buildings of the village. 'Chapel Green' to the north of the village is thought to have been the site of the excavations although the entire village should be presumed to have archaeological potential.