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The Rockingham Forest Connection
King’s Cliffe: The Rockingham Forest Connection (With acknowledgments to our sources: ‘Rockingham Forest Revisited’ by Dr Peter Hill; ‘The Royal Forests of Northants 1558 – 1714’ by P A J Pettit; and ‘The Royal Forests of England’ by J Charles Cox.) Some early history … The ancient woodlands of the Rockingham Forest area were once part of a great prehistoric forest which stretched from Peterborough to Oxford. Stone Age man settled in the area and neolithic remains have been found in places such as Gretton, Oundle, Twywell, Weldon, Wansford and Brigstock. Bronze Age finds include pottery at Oundle, Corby, Weldon and Wakerley; a skeleton and bronze dagger near Corby; several burial sites; and a drinking cup at Fotheringay. Iron Age people are known to have settled on three pieces of high ground in the area – at Rockingham, Wadenhoe and at Wakerley. Remains of iron smelting furnaces at Wakerley show that our ancestors were already making use of iron ore deposits. The smelting process needed a lot of heat and they made charcoal to fuel their furnaces. The Romans also made use of the iron ore deposits. Extensive iron smelting from the Roman period has been unearthed close to Bulwick and in Bedford Purlieu woods. Roman occupation was not just a temporary affair. They drove a road west from Ermine Street running from Wansford to the foot of the hill outside King’s Cliffe. They also built villas in the area. Tessellated pavements have been excavated near Deene, at Lowick and Weekley, and a villa and large mosaics was found in the grounds of Apethorpe Hall in 1859. -
Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Revocation of the East
Appendix A – SEA of the Revocation of the East Midlands Regional Strategy Appendix A Policies in the East Midlands Regional Strategy This Appendix sets out the text of the policies that make up the Regional Strategy for the East Midlands. It comprises policies contained in The East Midlands Regional Plan published in March 2009. The East Midlands Regional Plan POLICY 1: Regional Core Objectives To secure the delivery of sustainable development within the East Midlands, all strategies, plans and programmes having a spatial impact should meet the following core objectives: a) To ensure that the existing housing stock and new affordable and market housing address need and extend choice in all communities in the region. b) To reduce social exclusion through: • the regeneration of disadvantaged areas, • the reduction of inequalities in the location and distribution of employment, housing, health and other community facilities and services, and by; • responding positively to the diverse needs of different communities. c) To protect and enhance the environmental quality of urban and rural settlements to make them safe, attractive, clean and crime free places to live, work and invest in, through promoting: • ‘green infrastructure’; • enhancement of the ‘urban fringe’; • involvement of Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships; and • high quality design which reflects local distinctiveness. d) To improve the health and mental, physical and spiritual well being of the Region's residents through improvements in: • air quality; • ‘affordable warmth’; -
92. Rockingham Forest Area Profile: Supporting Documents
National Character 92. Rockingham Forest Area profile: Supporting documents www.naturalengland.org.uk 1 National Character 92. Rockingham Forest Area profile: Supporting documents Introduction National Character Areas map As part of Natural England’s responsibilities as set out in the Natural Environment 1 2 3 White Paper , Biodiversity 2020 and the European Landscape Convention , we are North revising profiles for England’s 159 National Character Areas (NCAs). These are areas East that share similar landscape characteristics, and which follow natural lines in the landscape rather than administrative boundaries, making them a good decision- Yorkshire making framework for the natural environment. & The North Humber NCA profiles are guidance documents which can help communities to inform their West decision-making about the places that they live in and care for. The information they contain will support the planning of conservation initiatives at a landscape East scale, inform the delivery of Nature Improvement Areas and encourage broader Midlands partnership working through Local Nature Partnerships. The profiles will also help West Midlands to inform choices about how land is managed and can change. East of England Each profile includes a description of the natural and cultural features that shape our landscapes, how the landscape has changed over time, the current key London drivers for ongoing change, and a broad analysis of each area’s characteristics and ecosystem services. Statements of Environmental Opportunity (SEOs) are South East suggested, which draw on this integrated information. The SEOs offer guidance South West on the critical issues, which could help to achieve sustainable growth and a more secure environmental future. -
Studies of Possible Controls on the Variability of Radon Potential of Two East Midlands Ironstones
Studies of possible controls on the variability of radon potential of two East Midlands ironstones Chemical and Biological Hazards Programme Internal Report IR/06/128 BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS PROGRAMME INTERNAL REPORT IR/06/128 Studies of possible controls on the variability of radon potential of two East Midlands ironstones E S Hodgkinson, C Scheib, D G Jones, and J Davis The National Grid and other Ordnance Survey data are used with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. Ordnance Survey licence number Licence No:100017897/2012. Keywords Radon; ironstone; gamma spectrometry; autoradiography; radon emanation. Bibliographical reference HODGKINSON, E S, SCHEIB, C, JONES, D G AND DAVIS, J. 2012. Studies of possible controls on the variability of radon potential of two East Midlands ironstones. British Geological Survey Internal Report, IR/06/128. 104pp. Copyright in materials derived from the British Geological Survey’s work is owned by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and/or the authority that commissioned the work. You may not copy or adapt this publication without first obtaining permission. Contact the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Section, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, e-mail [email protected] You may quote extracts of a reasonable length without prior permission, provided a full acknowledgement is given of the source of the extract. © NERC 2012. All rights reserved Keyworth, Nottingham British Geological Survey 2012 BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY The full range of Survey publications is available from the BGS British Geological Survey offices Sales Desks at Nottingham, Edinburgh and London; see contact details below or shop online at www.geologyshop.com Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG The London Information Office also maintains a reference 0115-936 3241 Fax 0115-936 3488 collection of BGS publications including maps for consultation. -
Wildlife Site Survey for North Northamptonshire
Wildlife Site Survey for North Northamptonshire Prepared by The Wildlife Trust BCNP December 2006 1 1. Executive Summary. The Wildlife Trust for Northamptonshire has been commissioned by North Northamptonshire JPU to review and update the County Wildlife Sites (CWS) schedule within the Authority Areas of Kettering, Wellingborough, Corby and East Northamptonshire in order to guide development proposals within the area and inform the production of the Local Development Framework. The current work has re-assessed all CWS and also a number of PWS within North Northants but outside of the Rockingham Forest area during the summers of 2005 and 2006. All CWS and PWS that matched or exceeded the revised criteria, and all CWS within the Rockingham Forest area (surveyed in the last 5 years) were included on the current County Wildlife Site register. 123 CWS covering 1757 ha were assessed and a total of 380 CWS now occur within North Northamptonshire and cover an area of 7761ha. It is therefore recommended that all CWS identified on the Mapinfo layer are included on the appropriate constraint maps in the Local Development Frameworks. 62 PWS covering 1214.6ha were assessed and over 400 sites are now highlighted as Potential Wildlife Sites in North Northants. We recommend that these sites highlighted as Potential Wildlife Sites (both red and blue boundaries) are included in the appropriate constraints map and recognised as opportunities for the delivery of Green Infrastructure and Biodiversity Action Plan targets. In total 52 CWS (398ha) were denotified to PWS. 37 of these were denotified due to lack of up- to-date survey information. -
Great Oakley Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan Supplementary Planning Document
Great Oakley Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan Supplementary Planning Document October 2018 CONTENTS Section Page INTRODUCTION 4 SUMMARY OF SPECIAL INTEREST 4 1. CONTEXT 6 1.1 Location, Topography and Geology 1.2 Settlement Plan Form 1.3 Statutory Designations 1.4 Planning Policy Context 1.5 Setting 1.6 Archaeological Interest 2. ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT 11 2.1 Early Development 2.2 Later Development 2.3 20th Century Development 3. ARCHITECTURAL AND HISTORIC QUALITY 13 3.1 Traditional Materials and Details 3.1.1 Stone 3.1.2 Roofing 3.1.3 Windows 3.1.4 Boundary walls, gates and railings 4. SPATIAL ANALYSIS 18 4.1 Significant views 4.2 Open spaces 4.3 Trees 5. NEGATIVE FACTORS 24 5.1 20th Century development 5.2 Areas of untidy land 5.4 Windows 5.5 Poor maintenance or Repair 2 6. GENERAL CONDITION OF THE AREA 25 6.1 Buildings and their current condition 6.2 Public Realm 7. PROBLEMS, PRESSURES AND CAPACITY FOR CHANGE 25 7.1 Loss of Building Details 7.2 Car Parking 8. CONSERVATION AREA BOUNDARY REVIEW 26 9. CONSERVATION AREA MANAGEMENT PLAN 28 10. USEFUL INFORMATION AND CONTACT DETAILS 33 APPENDICES 1. Critical Maintenance Chart LIST OF FIGURES 1. Figure 1 – Great Oakley conservation area boundary 1968 7 2. Figure 2 – Great Oakley conservation area boundary 2018 8 3. Figure 3a – Spatial Analysis – Views and Glimpses 19 4. Figure 3b – Spatial Analysis – Buildings, Structures and Spaces 19 5. Figure 4 – Tree Preservation Orders 24 6. Figure 5 – Original and updated boundary highlighting areas of change 27 GLOSSARY OF TERMS 3 INTRODUCTION The identification and protection of the historic environment is an important function of the planning system and is done through the designation of conservation areas in accordance with the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990. -
3.0 Northamptonshire's Environmental Character
3.0 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE’S ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTER 3.2.3 ROCKINGHAM FOREST Rockingham Forest is one of the most well known and celebrated landscapes in the county and takes its name from the royal hunting forest that existed across the area from the 11th to the 19th centuries. Indeed, what is identified as Rockingham Forest today is only a fragment of a much larger area that extended from Northampton to Stamford. Whilst woodland was an important component of the royal forest, the term was applied to a specific area where forest law applied, rather than an area that was densely forested. Much of the Rockingham Forest plateau is capped by Boulder Clay, which obscures the underlying solid geology. Within the upper Ise, Harper’s Brook and Willow Brook valleys, however, the river systems have eroded through the Boulder Clay to expose a succession of Inferior and Great Oolite Group rock formations including both sandy and oolitic limestones, and sandstones. © Crown copyright. All rights reserved. Northamptonshire County Council: In the Corby area, there are more extensive deposits of the Licence No. 100019331. Published 2006. Northampton Sand Formation that includes the Corby Ironstone Member and the source of the important ironstone, which has been extensively mined. The Boulder Clay deposits that cap much of the area give rise to heavy intractable soils. These were unattractive for cultivation and therefore significant areas of woodland survived the clearances that occurred elsewhere in the county. Whilst the valleys were cleared and settled during the Neolithic and Bronze Age, significant areas of the more elevated areas remained thickly wooded. -
Mineral Resources Report for Northamptonshire
Mineral Resource Information for Development Plans Northamptonshire: Resources and Constraints TECHNICAL REPORT WF/00/4 Mineral Resources Series Mineral Resource Information for Development Plans: Phase One Northamptonshire Resources and Constraints A J Bloodworth, D G Cameron, A N Morigi, D E Highley and S Holloway Planning Consultant: J F Cowley Mineral & Resource Planning Associates BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TECHNICAL REPORT WF/00/4 Mineral Resources Series Mineral Resource Information for Development Plans: Phase One Northamptonshire Resources and Constraints A J Bloodworth, D G Cameron, A N Morigi, D E Highley and S Holloway Planning Consultant: J F Cowley Mineral & Resource Planning Associates This report accompanies the 1:100 000 scale map: NorthamptonshireMineral Resources Cover Photograph Pre-glacial Milton Sand being worked at Hill Farm Quarry (Hanson Aggregates) near Northampton. Photo: D G Cameron © Crown copyright 2000 Copyright in the typographical arrangement and design is vested in the Crown Published for the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions under licence from the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office Applications for reproduction should be made in writing to The Copyright Unit, Office of Public Services, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, St Clements House, 1–16 Colegate, Norwich, NR3 1BQ This report is prepared for the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions. (Contract MP0624) Bibliographic Reference Bloodworth, A J, Cameron, D G, Morigi, A N, Highley, D E and Holloway, S. 2000. Mineral Resource Information for Development Plans: Phase One Northamptonshire: Resources and Constraints. British Geological Survey Technical Report WF/00/4 ISBN No. 0 852723695 BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY British Geological Survey Offices Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG The full range of Survey publications is available from the BGS Sales 0115–936 3100 Fax 0115–936 3200 Desk at the Survey headquarters, Keyworth, Nottingham. -
History of Northamptonshire Hardwood Areas
FORESTRY COMMISSION HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE GROUP of FORESTS. FOR REFERENCE ONLY EXE). ..CONSERVANCY Forestry Commission ARCHIVE FORESTRY COMMISSION HISTORY of the NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HARDWOOD AREAS (ROCKINGHAM, HAZELBOROUGH, SALCEY, YARDLEl) EAST (ENGLAND) CONSERVANCY HISTORY OF THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HARDWOOD AREAS (Rockingham, Hazelborough, Salcey and Yardley) Contents Page CHAIRMAN'S COMMENTS 1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE FOREST AREAS Situation ••• ... «.. 4 Area and Utilisation ... ... ... 4 Physiography 4 Geology and Soils ... ... ... 5 Vegetation ... ... ... 5 Meteorology ... ... ... 6 Risks: Fire, frost, vennin and game ... 6 Roads ... ... ... 7 Labour ... ... ... 7 SILVICULTURE Period 1826-1903 8 1904-1912 8 1913-1920 8 1921-1934 9 (i) Areas containing advanced coppice growth (a) Treatment by groups ... 10 (b) Treatment by strips ... 11 (ii) Clear felled areas (a) Conifer plantations ... 12 (b) Pure oak plantations ... 13 (c) Ash/European larch mixtures ... 13 (iii) Bare land (derelict farm land) (a) Pure oak plantations 14 (b) Oal^conifer mixtures 15 (c) Ash/conifer mixtures 17 1935-1951 17 Strip method ... ... 18 Oak/Norway spruce mixtures 19 Drainage 20 Weeding 21 Underplanting 23 Thinning 23 Hazelborough 23 Yardley, Salcey and Rockingham 24-25 Nurseries 25 Notes on the main snecies Oak 26 Ash 26 Beech 26 Poplar 27 Conifers 27-28 Research 29 Conclusions 49 Page APPENDICES I Notes from Inspection Reports 53 II Historical ... ... 70 III Height growths ... ... 73 TABLES I Area acquired ... ... 104 H Existing utilisation of areas 105 HISTORY OF THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HARDWOOD AREAS CHAIRMAN'S COMMENTS This history is an excellent compilation and well worth the consider- * able trouble which has obviously been expended on it. Particularly valuable are the conclusions (pages 49 - 52) with which I am in general agreement. -
6 Late Bronze Age, Iron Age and Roman Settlements and Landscapes by Alison Deegan
6 Late Bronze Age, Iron Age and Roman settlements and landscapes by Alison Deegan Late Bronze Age and Early Iron are not enclosed or associated with more Age settlement and boundaries substantial ditches, and so unenclosed settlement is probably under-represented in Although numerous, the monuments of the the aerial photographic record for the county. Middle Bronze Age and earlier, discussed in The excavation record for Late Bronze the previous chapters, represent a very small Age and Early Iron Age open settlement in proportion of the cropmarked and soilmark Northamptonshire is slim, but does indicate features mapped by the project. The considerable diversity. The site at Great majority of cropmarks and soilmarks, and a Oakley consisted of just two huts or shelters of handful of surviving earthworks, are probable Early Iron Age date, which were probably the remains of settlements dating possibly associated with nearby iron smelting from the Late Bronze Age to the Roman (Jackson 1982). In contrast, Early and Middle period. However, as most are undated, this Iron Age open settlements at Crick developed evidence may include a proportion of so far into extensive and long-lived sites: Long Dole unrecognised earlier or later features. and Crick Covert were subsequently enclosed, After the increasingly prolific monument but the settlement at the Lodge remained building of the Neolithic and Early to unenclosed into the Late Iron Age (Chapman Middle Bronze Age, the Late Bronze Age 1995). On Rainsborough Hill, Newbottle, appears to signal a return to relatively low sparse remains of an open settlement were levels of archaeological visibility, from the found on the site of a later hillfort (Avery et al air as well as on the ground. -
Parkland Gateway Development Framework Report on Consultation and Proposed Modifications March 2005
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Northamptonshire Physiographic Study Contents
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE PHYSIOGRAPHIC STUDY CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 03 2. Background 04 3. Objectives and methodology 06 4. Results 09 5. Discussion 10 6. Bibliography 11 7. Illustrations 11 8. Appendix 1 12 9. Appendix 2 12 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE PHYSIOGRAPHIC STUDY 2 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Northamptonshire County Council, Built and Natural Environment Service have prepared a landscape character assessment model for Northamptonshire. The overall model comprises three parallel Landscape Character Assessment (Current LCA), Biodiversity Character Assessment (Biodiversity CA), Historic Landscape Character Assessment (Historic LCA) which, informed by this Physiographic Assessment and the Land Use Assessment, have been integrated to form one overarching Environmental Character Assessment (Environmental CA), as well as being capable of standing individually. All three elements base their assessment on a single physiographic model providing a common background over which the natural environment, historic and modern land uses can be overlaid. This base model will therefore provide the reference for, and link between the three separate strands of the model. Northamptonshire Archaeology undertook the preparation of the physiographic model on behalf of the Landscape Character Assessment Team of Northamptonshire County Council. The work was carried out between January and March 2003. This report was subject to peer review and has been edited to this final stage by the River Nene Regional Park Team for Northamptonshire County Council. This report details the background, methodology and results of the work. It forms an accompaniment to the GIS data sets that make up the physiographic model. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE PHYSIOGRAPHIC STUDY 3 BACKGROUND 2.1 PREViouS And RELATED StudiES Various categorisations of the county’s physiographic character have been undertaken over the years.