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West Thornton

Hob Uid: 20942
Location :
Northumberland
Hartburn
Grid Ref : NZ0980086700
Summary : West Thornton - site of a shrunken village known to have been settled by 1338 when a fortified house with a barmkin was recorded.
More information : NZ 097866: Deserted Medieval Village at Thornton West. [Nothing visible on available APs (RAF 1947)]. (1)

Once a considerable village with a chapel, but now reduced to one farm and two cottages. (2)

An area of much disturbed ground with traces of depopulation centred NZ 098867 are the only visible remains. (3)

There is little doubt that one of the buildings in West Thornton was a tower, and it was probably where the farmhouse now stands. It had a barmkin, which Hodgson saw in the early 19th century, and it was built about 1338, by, or for, Brother Leonard. (4)
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Source details : App C No 139
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Source details : Hodgson, J. 1827. History of Northumb Pt 2 1. (311)
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Source details : F1 DS 02-OCT-68
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Shrunken Village, Fortified House, Barmkin
Evidence : Earthwork, Documentary Evidence
Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Post Medieval
Monument End Date : 1901
Monument Start Date : 1540
Monument Type : Shrunken Village
Evidence : Earthwork
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NZ 08 NE 9
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1968-10-02
End Date : 1968-10-02