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| HHER Number: | 12011 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | 18TH-19TH CENTURY DRIVEWAY, BENINGTON |
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Summary
Old approach to church and Lordship, with building rubble from earlier house
Monument Types
- APPROACH ROAD (Post Medieval - 1501 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Events
- Evaluation of land adjacent to St Peter's churchyard, Benington, 2002
Protected Status
- Area of Archaeological Significance 78
- Registered Park or Garden 11: Benington Lordship
Full description
A layer of gravel was observed which corresponded with a driveway towards the church and the Lordship, shown on the 1840 tithe map <2> and the 1881 OS map <3>. This overlay a layer of brick rubble, chalk and mortar across the field south of the churchyard, evaluated prior to an extension. The soft fabric of the hand-made bricks and their size (55-60mm thick) probably indicates that they predate the 1784 brick tax. The layer may represent debris from demolition of the earlier buildings at the Lordship, and alterations to the church <1>.
<1> Rook, Tony, 2002, An archaeological appraisal of the site of a proposed burial ground at Benington, RNO 1209 (Report). SHT9521.
<2> Tithe map and award, Benington, 1840 (map) (Cartographic material). SHT1377.
<3> OS 25 inch map, 1st edition, 1878-81 (Cartographic material). SHT8116.
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Report: Rook, Tony. 2002. An archaeological appraisal of the site of a proposed burial ground at Benington. Archaeological assessment. RNO 1209. |
| <2> | Cartographic material: Tithe map and award. Benington, 1840 (map). |
| <3> | Cartographic material: OS 25 inch map, 1st edition. 1878-81. |
Related records
| 12012 | Part of: BENINGTON LORDSHIP, BENINGTON (Building) |
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