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| Name: | Historic settlement core of Houghton on the Hill |
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| HER Ref: | MLE16325 |
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| Parish: | Houghton on the Hill, Harborough, Leicestershire |
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| Grid Reference: | SK 678 034 |
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| Map: | Coming soon |
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Monument Types
- VILLAGE (Late Anglo Saxon to Late Post-medieval - 850 AD to 1899 AD)
Summary
Medieval and post-medieval historic settlement core, deduced using historic maps, etc.
Additional Information
<1> Bourne, Jill, 2003, Understanding Leicestershire & Rutland Place Names, p53 (Bibliographic reference). SLE220.
Known as Hohtone in 1086 (Domesday Book). OE hoh 'a heel a hill spur' + OE tun 'farmstead, village, small estate'. 'The settlement on the spur of the hill'.
<2> Hartley, RF, 2018, The medieval earthworks of south and south-east Leicestershire, p153 (Bibliographic reference). SLE5736.
"Much of the open field system remained in use until the 18th century, when the three fields, Brook Field, Mill Field and Middle Field were inclosed in 1765 (VCH, 159-160)."
Sources
| <1> | Bibliographic reference: Bourne, Jill. 2003. Understanding Leicestershire & Rutland Place Names. p53. |
| <2> | Bibliographic reference: Hartley, RF. 2018. The medieval earthworks of south and south-east Leicestershire. p153. |
Associated Finds
Designations
- Conservation Area: Houghton on the Hill
Associated Images
Ridge and furrow round Houghton (1981)
© LCC
Houghton on the Hill (1980)
© LCC
Houghton on the Hill (c.1980)
© LCC
Houghton on the Hill (1980)
© LCC
Pond earthworks S of the church (unknown date)
© LCC
Ridge and furrow around Houghton on the Hill (1982)
© Leicestershire County Council
Ridge and furrow around Houghton on the Hill (1982)
© Leicestershire County CouncilSearch results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.