Bellamy, B. and Johnston. (2015). The Lands and Landscape of the Priory of Fineshade. Northamptonshire Archaeology 38. Vol 38, pp. 139-176. https://doi.org/10.5284/1083440. Cite this via datacite
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The Lands and Landscape of the Priory of Fineshade | ||
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Northamptonshire Archaeology 38 | ||
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Northamptonshire Archaeology | ||
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139 - 176 | ||
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In 1998, fieldwork was carried out in the Fineshade valley by the authors to investigate evidence of the previously unstudied Augustinian priory of Fineshade. Although no remains of the priory survive today, it was felt at the time that some preliminary fieldwork over the site of the priory, in the surrounding fields and adjacent woodland would prove worthwhile, and this indeed proved to be the case. The cartulary of the Priory of Fineshade, which dates to the 13th-14th centuries and is now in the Lambeth Palace Library, has revealed detailed surveys of the priory precinct, woodland and open fields, together with those of other outlying properties. Fieldwork and early maps have shown that the boundary of the priory estate survives intact and remains well defined, the priory woodlands, now under Forestry Commission stewardship, also survive along with their early internal boundaries. The priory charters have revealed considerable evidence of assarting both at the time of its foundation and in the form of later gifts within other lordships. Detailed surveys of the open fields of Fineshade show that a well-developed three field system existed by the middle decades of the 14th century, this had developed from an earlier two field system. The enclosure of the priory open fields is unrecorded but took place before 1535. The measured surveys of the priory precinct give considerable detail of a walled and gated inner court containing the priory and auxiliary buildings with orchard and garden. This was adjoined to the south by the outer court within the bailey of the former Castle Hymel earthworks, which housed the grange, ox stalls and other buildings. The priory ponds, leat and the mill tail race are recorded in the early surveys and are shown to survive virtually unchanged today. This report is the result of a multidisciplinary survey of the lands and landscape of the priory carried out in the Fineshade Valley between 2002 and 2009. Resistivity surveys and excavations carried out in 2004 and 2007 within the inner and outer courts, together with excavations carried out over a number of years in response to previous planning applications, will be dealt with separately. | ||
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03 Nov 2020 |
