Heritage Assessment

HERITAGE ASSESSMENT

LAND AT STONEPITS QUARRY, BENEFIELD, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

Dr MICHAEL DAWSON FSA MIfA

30th September 2012

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HERITAGE ASSESSMENT

LAND AT STONEPITS QUARRY, BENEFIELD, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITY: East Northamptonshire District Council and Northamptonshire County Council

SITE CENTRED AT: SP 979887

30th September 2012

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CONTENTS

Executive Summary

1.0 Introduction and Scope of Study

2.0 Planning Background and Development Plan Framework

3.0 Geology and Topography

4.0 Archaeological and Historical Background, including Map Regression Exercise

5.0 Site Conditions and the Proposed Development

6.0 Summary and Conclusions

Sources Consulted

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Fig. 1 Site Location Fig. 2 Historic Environment Record data Fig. 3 Historic Environment Record data: Listed Buildings in Upper Benefield Fig. 4 Historic Environment Record data: enclosures recorded in 1820 Fig. 5 The Stonepits Quarry proposed area in March 2012

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Land at Stonepits Quarry, Benefield, Northamptonshire has been considered for its heritage potential.

The proposed development area can be shown to have potential for archaeological survival of evidence from the Roman periods. This is because the development area lies south of an area of Roman periods archaeology.

Due to the level of archaeological evidence in the study area the development site, therefore, has potential to yield further archaeological evidence. This report suggests the potential for further evidence should be evaluated further.

The indirect impact of the proposed quarry has also been assessed in terms recommended by the NPPF. The report concludes that the proposed development does not lie within the setting of any designated assets and that the visual impact of the development, will not intrude into any settings, or affect the significance of any heritage assets.

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1.0 INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE OF STUDY

1.1 This Heritage Assessment has been researched and prepared by Michael Dawson of CgMs Consulting, on behalf of G P Planning.

1.2 The assessment considers the proposed development of a quarry on land south of Upper Benefield. The site is centred at National Grid Reference SP 979 887 (Fig 1).

1.3 In accordance with local and central government guidance on archaeology and planning (NPPF) this assessment draws together the available archaeological, topographic and land-use information in order to clarify the archaeological potential of the proposed development area.

1.4 The assessment comprises an examination of evidence in the Northamptonshire Historic Environment Record (NHER), considers the results of nearby archaeological investigations, incorporates published and unpublished material and charts historic land-use through a map regression exercise.

1.5 The assessment identifies the potential impact of the proposed development on archaeology as the basis for determining an appropriate mitigation strategy.

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2.0 PLANNING BACKGROUND AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN FRAMEWORK

2.1 In March 2012, the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) published the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), providing guidance for planning authorities, property owners, developers and others on the conservation preservation and investigation of Heritage Assets.

2.2 Heritage Assets are defined in Annex 2 the NPPF as a ‘building, monument, site, place, area or landscape identified as having a degree of significance meriting consideration in planning decisions because of its heritage interest. Heritage Assets include designated heritage assets and assets identified by the local planning authority (including local listing)’.

2.3 In short, government guidance provides a framework which:

Protects nationally important designated Heritage Assets (which include World Heritage Sites, Scheduled Ancient Monuments, Listed Buildings, Protected Wreck Sites, Registered Parks and Gardens, Registered Battlefields or Conservation Areas) Protects Heritage Assets (as defined above) Protects the settings of such designations In appropriate circumstances seeks adequate information (from field evaluation) to enable informed decisions Provides for the excavation and investigation of sites not significant enough to merit in-situ preservation.

2.4 In considering any planning application for development, the local planning authority is bound by the policy framework set by government guidance, in this instance NPPF, by current Development Plan Policy and by other material considerations.

Regional Plan Policy

2.5 The East Midlands Regional Plan comprises the Regional Spatial Strategy for the East Midlands for the period up to 2026. With the introduction of the Local Development Plan Framework (LDF) the RSS had provided regional policies relating to archaeology, however, the government has indicated its intention to revoke Regional Strategies. In considering any planning application for development, therefore, the local planning authority is bound by the policy framework set by government guidance, in this instance NPPF and by other material considerations.

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3.0 GEOLOGY AND TOPOGRAPHY

3.1 Geology

3.1.1 The British Geological Survey indicates that the solid geology of the proposed quarry site comprises Blisworth limestones. This is a Sedimentary Bedrock formed approximately 164 to 169 million years ago in the Jurassic Period. The local environment was previously dominated by shallow carbonate seas. These rocks were formed in warm shallow seas with carbonate deposited on platform, shelf and slope areas; often rich in corals and shelly faunas. May include evaporites where seawater was trapped and salts concentrated by evaporation.1

3.1.2 The soil types are generally clay and gravel, with a subsoil of clay and ironstone.

3.2 Topography

3.2.1 The proposed development area is located between the present day villages of Upper and Lower Benefied in the parish of Benefield on sloping ground above the east flowing tributary stream of the River Nene. The site occupies the south facing slope of a clay and limestone ridge, a topographical feature which characterises this area. The present day topography of the region comprises a series of low ridges north of the River Nene Valley. The development area is located on land which is inclined to the south at some 80m – 70m AOD.

1 http://maps.bgs.ac.uk/geologyviewer_google/googleviewer.html accessed 28/3/12

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4.0 ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND (Including Map Regression Exercise)

4.1 Timescales used in this report:

Prehistoric Palaeolithic 450,000 - 12,000 BC Mesolithic 12,000 - 4,000 BC Neolithic 4,000 - 1,800 BC Bronze Age 1,800 - 600 BC Iron Age 600 - AD 43

Historic Roman AD 43 - 410 Saxon/Early Medieval AD 410 - 1066 Medieval AD 1066 - 1485 Post Medieval AD 1486 - 1749 Modern AD 1750 - Present

4.2 Introduction

4.2.1 The report which follows is a consideration of archaeological finds and features within the proposed development area. In addition archaeological and historical evidence within a study area, 500m from the proposed development site, has been taken into account to identify patterns of past activity which might contribute to assessing the proposed development area’s potential to contain significant heritage assets.

4.3 Palaeolithic

4.3.1 No Palaeolithic finds have been found within the proposed development area or within the wider study area.

4.3.2 The presence of Palaeolithic archaeology is notoriously hard to predict. The majority of evidence from the wider region is from stray artefacts with few in-situ sites (Cooper, 2006). Overall, the proposed development area can be defined as having a very low potential.

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4.4 Early Prehistoric (Mesolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Age)

4.4.1 No evidence of early prehistoric activity has been recorded within the study area.

4.4.2 In this region the pattern of prehistoric activity suggests the potential for any significant heritage assets from this period at the proposed development site is likely to be slight.

4.5 Iron Age and Roman

4.5.1 Within the study area there is a significant body of evidence from the Romano-British period. To the north of the proposed development site on higher ground south of Upper Benefield is an area of possible Roman period settlement (NHER2508). A second site may lie to the north east of the former quarry on the eastern side of the proposed development area (NHER7554). Unfortunately though associated with the discovery of a Roman spoon, the precise findspot is unknown.

4.5.2 The character of the Roman period sites has been assessed entirely from surface finds which indicate a single area of settlement to the north of the proposed quarry. It is likely that a settlement of this period will extend over more than a hectare. Consequently the proposed site has the potential to yield Roman period archaeology.

4.6 Anglo-Saxon, Medieval and Early Post-Medieval

4.6.1 Evidence of early Anglo-Saxon period activity has not been found within the study area. However the village of Benefield may have originated prior to the 10th century when it was first recorded as Beringafeld in c.970 AD, meaning the field of Bera’s people. The date suggests the Roman settlement pattern had disappeared by the 10th century and that early Saxon period settlement, typically on the periphery of Roman activity may have coalesced into an established settlement in the area of what is today Upper Benefield.

4.6.2 Several surveys have established the character of the area in the medieval period. The open fields survey by David Hall, published in 1995, established the nature of the parish from the 13th century when the two vills, Upper Benefield and Lower Benefield were referred to as Upthorpe and Netherthorpe. By the 15th century many houses had several lands adjacent to their crofts. Hall estimates that at this time less than half the parish was arable and the remainder was gradually cleared by assart (tree clearance) over the next two centuries. In 1633 Upper Benefield was surrounded by open fields,

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though to the south there was only one small field, Hellensfield, suggesting the proposed development area was tree covered, a remnant of the Rockingham forest in which the parish lies (Hall 1995, 195; Foard, Hall, Partida 2009, 170-172).

4.6.3 The more recent survey of Rockingham Forest has outlined the history of the parish and settlements (Foard, Hall, Partida 2009, 170-172). In short the area lies in the heart of the Rockingham Forest and in the 13th century Fulk de Lisurs, the King’s forester, cleared large areas of the parish to create arable fields. Upper Benefield, which has neither manor nor church, is subordinate to Lower Benefield and may have been established to exploit the newly cleared arable land; though an earlier settlement many have expanded with the improvement of land.

4.6.4 The parish was Enclosed between 1720 and 1747 (NHER 9134) (Fig 4). The enclosure, which has been plotted by the HER, shows the proposed quarry field to have been sub-divided along the eastern side. Here an earlier quarry had been established before the late 19th century.

4.7 Late Post Medieval and Modern (including map regression exercise)

4.7.1 In the 18th century the proposed quarry area was in agricultural use with the configuration of the present fields illustrated in Fig 4, based on the enclosure map. During the 19th century the proposed quarry area began to lose its sub-divisions and by 1885 had largely assumed its current form. The field has remained in arable agriculture throughout the 20th century, though between 1927 and 1951 a small sewage works was created in the south western corner of the field. This area is excluded from the quarry proposal.

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5.0 SITE CONDITIONS AND THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT

5.1 Site Conditions

5.1.1 The proposed development area comprises a single large field presently arable farmland surrounded by hedges, and woodland. The land is slightly inclined from higher ground in the north (c.80m AOD) to lower ground (c.70m AOD) south of Upper Benefield.

5.2 The Proposed Development

5.2.1 The proposed development is detailed in the accompanying planning application documents and is for stone quarrying.

5.2.2 The proposed development site lies within an area which is characterised by post- medieval fields established during the 18th century.

5.2.3 The historical and archaeological evidence, as well as the map regression exercise, suggests the site has probably been in agricultural use throughout the Post-Medieval period but during the early Medieval period it was probably covered by forest, part of Rockingham Forest. (Foard, Hall, Partida 2009, 93, 121 see also 170-172)

5.2.4 Because of the evidence of Roman period activity to the north of the proposed quarry (Figs, 3, 4) a programme of further evaluation will be necessary to establish the significance of any heritage assets which exist within the field. This programme should include the following:

5.2.5 Geophysical survey – the area of the proposed quarrying is limestone and an assessment should be made to see if this survey method is appropriate to the geological conditions. If it is, a survey sample size of 100% should be implemented across the application site. This survey is intended to provide the evidence base for targeted trial trenching.

5.2.6 Targeted trial trenching – NPPF requires an assessment of the impact of development upon the significance of historic assets as the basis of a local authorities planning decision. Should the geophysical indicate the potential for evidence of archaeological interest trial trenching should be carried out to characterise the site, to

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establish the extent of plough damage, the quality of any survival, and assess the date and range of settlement and other activities at the site.

5.2.7 The techniques above will provide sufficient information on archaeological evidence of all periods from which to determine a planning application.

5.3 The Significance of the Evidence and Policy – Direct Impacts on Below Ground Archaeology

5.3.1 The new NPPF section ‘Conserving and Enhancing the Historic Environment’ retains the concept of significance from PPS 5 as the basis for assessing impact on the historic environment and historic assets rather than importance previously used as a benchmark in the earlier guidance of PPG 16 Planning and Archaeology.

5.3.2 At present the proposed development site falls within that group of development sites where there is potential for surviving archaeological evidence for which NPPF para 128 notes that where a site …includes or has the potential to include heritage assets with archaeological interest, local planning authorities should require developers to submit an appropriate desk based assessment and, where necessary, a field evaluation”.

5.3.3 In the circumstances at Stonepits Quarry the combination of archaeological potential and the ground conditions suggests that the most appropriate level of evaluation for the potential of heritage assets is to carry out further survey as detailed above. This would take place prior to determination, but, with the ground conditions pertaining at the site, would ensure that sufficient information was available to the local authority to establish the direct impact of the quarrying on the significance of any archaeological evidence Stonepits.

5.4 The Significance of the Evidence and Policy – Indirect Impacts on the Setting of Heritage Assets

5.4.1 NPPF ‘Conserving and Enhancing the Historic Environment’, in paragraph 128 notes that ‘Local Planning Authorities should require an applicant to describe the significance of the heritage assets and the contribution of their setting to that significance’. It goes on to state that ‘the level of detail should be proportionate to the assets’ importance and no more than is sufficient to understand the potential impact of the proposal on their significance’.

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5.4.2 The setting of designated assets. NPPF has defined setting in Appendix 2 as ‘The surroundings in which a heritage asset is experienced. Its extent is not fixed and may change as the asset and its surroundings evolve. Elements of a setting may make a positive or negative contribution to the significance of an asset, may affect the ability to appreciate that significance or may be neutral’.

Heritage assets

5.4.3 The study area for heritage assets affected by the proposed quarry is the ZVI (Fig 22). No designated assets are located within the ZVI of the proposed quarry, though English Heritage has drawn attention to the potential impact of the proposed quarry on St Mary’s Church (Grade II*), Lower Benefield and Benefield Castle (SAM) as well as Conservation Area of Upper Benefield.3

St Mary’s Church on the southern side of Lower Benefield (Nov 2012)

5.4.4 In the case of St Marys, the church is located in a prominent position over looking land to the south-east and south of Lower Benefield. It lies on the southern side of the ridge occupied by Lower Benefield village, hence, the principal views are away from the quarry, but also masked by the topography and by nearby buildings. The church lies outside and to the south of the ZVI.

2 Benefield Quarry Landscape and Visual Appraisal, Vista Landscape Studio, Oct 2012 3 Ex litt Neville Doe to N Maddox 2 Aug 2012

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The ring work of Benefield Castle shrouded in trees, with St Mary’s to the south east (Nov 2012).

5.4.5 With regard to the ringwork of Benefield Castle, it was clearly built to command the ridge top at the western end of Benefield village and occupies a prominent location which once, probably, afforded views of the surrounding countryside. However, the present setting for the low earthwork is a timber and building materials yard, where site inspection suggests the topography is flat or sloping very slightly to the south. The combination of topography, tree cover and the scale of the earthworks suggest why the ringwork lies outside the ZVI.

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Upper Benefield – a general view of the Conservation Area looking eastwards along the A427 (Nov 2012)

Upper Benefield – looking south from Lammas Farm towards the quarry area. This view shows the ridge top and the break of slope which renders the Conservation Area outside the ZVI (Nov 2012)

5.4.6 Upper Benefield Conservation Area occupies a ridge top to the north of the proposed quarry and lies outside the ZVI. The Conservation Area comprises the linear historic core of the village. It is dominated by stone built farms and cottages of 18th and 19th century date, some are set back from the main A427 road between Weldon and Oundle. Although occupying a ridge top, site inspection indicates the village is located in a slightly dished or concave topography and that beyond the southern edge

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of the settlement and Conservation Area boundary the upper break of slope, to the south, accounts for the exclusion of the Conservation Area from the ZVI.

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6.0 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

6.1 The area of the proposed quarrying at Stonepits Quarry has been considered for its heritage potential.

6.2 In accordance with Local Authority policy and Government policy, as set out in NPPF a desk-based Heritage Assessment has been undertaken to clarify the archaeological and heritage issues concerning the proposed development area.

6.3 The proposed development area is in an area of Roman period evidence, though since the early medieval period the site has probably been at first wooded or forest and by the 12th century agricultural land.

6.4 The evidence at the proposed development site, though, remains to be characterised in detail and this assessment recommends further evaluation.

6.5 With regard to indirect impacts on the setting of heritage assets, no designated assets lie within the ZVI and no adverse impact which equates to harm in the NPPF is anticipated.

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SOURCES CONSULTED

1. General

Northamptonshire Records Office Northamptonshire Historic Environment Record

2. Bibliographic

Bridges J 1791 History of Northamptonshire, Vol II, London:Nichols

Cooper, N, 2006. The Archaeology of the East Midlands, An Archaeological Resource Assessment and Research Assessment. ULAS Mono 13.

Ekwall, E 1960. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names. Fourth Edition. Oxford at the Clarenden Press. Thetford.

English Heritage 2010 The Setting of Heritage Assets: English Heritage Guidance. Consultation Draft, LONDON:English Heritage

Foard G, Hall D, Partida T 2009 Rockingham Forest An Atlas of the medieval and early- modern landscape, NRS XLIV

Hall D 1995 The Open fields of Northamptonshire, NRS XXXXVIII

Kidd A 2004 Northamptonshire in the 1st Millennium BC, in Tingle (ed) 2004

Page W 1970 Victoria History of the Counties of England, Northamptonshire III London:Oxford University Press

Pevsner N, Cherry B 1998 The Buildings of England Northamptonshire, London:Penguin

Tingle M (ed) 2004 The Archaeology of Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire Archaeology Society

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3. Cartographic

Northamptonshire County 1779 Northamptonshire County 1801

1886 Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 1885 Ordnance Survey 1:10,560 1900 Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 1901 Ordnance Survey 1:10,560 1926 Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 1927 Ordnance Survey 1:10,560 1970 Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 1951-2, 1958, 1972, Ordnance Survey 1:10.560 1972-90 Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 1993 Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 1999 Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 2006 Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 2011 Ordnance Survey 1:10,000

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Harrow Haringey Waltham Forest Redbridge Havering Ca Is Hillingdon l Brent md ing Hackney en to Barking n & Newham Dagenham Tower Ealing 3 4 Hamlets

2 Southwark Greenwich

Hounslow Lambeth Bexley Richmond Wandsworth upon Lewisham Thames

Merton Kingston upon Thames Bromley Croydon Sutton

1 Hammersmith & Fulham 2 Kensington & Chelsea 3 City of Westminster Inner London boroughs 4 City of London Outer London boroughs

London Figure 1: Land at Stonepits Quarry, Upper Benefield Cheltenham Stonepits Quarry Kettering Newark Not to scale Birmingham Illustrative only www.cgms.co.uk Drawn by: MD Site location 28/3/12 Planning & Development Archaeology & Historic Buildings Checked by: © Ordnance Survey maps reproduced with the sanction of controller HM Stationery Office Licence No: AL 100014723 © Ordnance Survey MD/12919

Figure 2: Historic Environment Data

Site Location

Stonepits Quarry

London Cheltenham Kettering Newark Birmingham www.cgms.co.uk Planning & Development Archaeology & Historic Buildings

Not to scale Illustrative only

Date printed: Drawn by: MD 29/3/12 Checked by: © Ordnance Survey maps reproduced with the sanction of the controller of HM Stationery Office Licence No: AL 100014723 No: Office Licence HM Stationery the controller of the sanction of with maps reproduced Survey © Ordnance MD/12919

Figure 3: Historic Environment Data: Listed Buildings in Upper Benefield

Site Situated to the South

Stonepits Quarry

London Cheltenham Kettering Newark Birmingham www.cgms.co.uk Planning & Development Archaeology & Historic Buildings

Not to scale Illustrative only

Figure 4: Historic Environment Data: Enclosures recorded in 1820

Proposed Quarry Site

Stonepits Quarry

London Cheltenham Kettering Newark Birmingham www.cgms.co.uk Planning & Development Archaeology & Historic Buildings

Not to scale Illustrative only

London Figure 5 Stonepits Quarry (Upper) looking northwards Stonepits Quarry N Cheltenham towards Upper Benefield; Kettering Not to scale (Lower) looking eastwards across Illustrative only Newark the proposed development site, towards the former quarry Birmingham Date printed: Drawn by: MD www.cgms.co.uk now covered in trees. 28/3/12 Checked by: Planning & Development Archaeology & Historic Buildings © Ordnance Survey maps reproduced with the sanction of controller HM Stationery Office Licence No: AL 100014723 © Ordnance Survey Heritage Assessment Land at Stonepits Quarry, Benefield

APPENDIX 1 HER Baseline Data

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SOURCES OF INFORMATION

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT RECORD (NHER)

HER data within 500m of the proposed development site:

Northamptonshire Description HER No NHER2508 Roman settlement NHER7077 Ridge and Furrow NHER7379 Oundle to Cottingham Turnpike NHER7553 Post Medieval activity NHER7554 Roman activity NHER8315 Upper Beenfield Village including listed buildings (see Fig 3) NHER9134 Enclosures 1747 and 1826 NHER9218 Undated quarry

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APPENDIX 2 Ordnance Survey Map Series

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Ordnance Survey County Series 1:10,560 Ordnance Survey Plan 1:10,000 1:10,000 Raster Mapping

Historical Mapping & Photography included:

Mapping Type Scale Date Pg Northamptonshire 1:10,560 1885 2 Northamptonshire 1:10,560 1901 3 Northamptonshire 1:10,560 1927 4 Northamptonshire 1:10,560 1951 - 1952 5 Ordnance Survey Plan 1:10,000 1958 6 Ordnance Survey Plan 1:10,000 1972 7 Ordnance Survey Plan 1:10,000 1983 8 Ordnance Survey Plan 1:10,000 1993 9 10K Raster Mapping 1:10,000 1999 10 10K Raster Mapping 1:10,000 2006 11 10K Raster Mapping 1:10,000 2011 12

Historical Map - Slice A

Order Details Order Number: 36859951_1_1 Customer Ref: 12919/MD National Grid Reference: 497770, 288690 Slice: A Site Area (Ha): 0.01 Search Buffer (m): 1000 Site Details Site at 497900, 288700

Tel: 0844 844 9952 Fax: 0844 844 9951 Web: www.envirocheck.co.uk

A Landmark Information Group Service v43.0 29-Nov-2011 Page 1 of 12 Northamptonshire Published 1885 Source map scale - 1:10,560 The historical maps shown were reproduced from maps predominantly held at the scale adopted for England, Wales and Scotland in the 1840`s. In 1854 the 1:2,500 scale was adopted for mapping urban areas; these maps were used to update the 1:10,560 maps. The published date given therefore is often some years later than the surveyed date. Before 1938, all OS maps were based on the Cassini Projection, with independent surveys of a single county or group of counties, giving rise to significant inaccuracies in outlying areas. In the late 1940`s, a Provisional Edition was produced, which updated the 1:10,560 mapping from a number of sources. The maps appear unfinished - with all military camps and other strategic sites removed. These maps were initially overprinted with the National Grid. In 1970, the first 1:10,000 maps were produced using the Transverse Mercator Projection. The revision process continued until recently, with new editions appearing every 10 years or so for urban areas.

Map Name(s) and Date(s)

Historical Map - Slice A

Order Details Order Number: 36859951_1_1 Customer Ref: 12919/MD National Grid Reference: 497770, 288690 Slice: A Site Area (Ha): 0.01 Search Buffer (m): 1000 Site Details Site at 497900, 288700

Tel: 0844 844 9952 Fax: 0844 844 9951 Web: www.envirocheck.co.uk

A Landmark Information Group Service v43.0 29-Nov-2011 Page 2 of 12 Northamptonshire Published 1901 Source map scale - 1:10,560 The historical maps shown were reproduced from maps predominantly held at the scale adopted for England, Wales and Scotland in the 1840`s. In 1854 the 1:2,500 scale was adopted for mapping urban areas; these maps were used to update the 1:10,560 maps. The published date given therefore is often some years later than the surveyed date. Before 1938, all OS maps were based on the Cassini Projection, with independent surveys of a single county or group of counties, giving rise to significant inaccuracies in outlying areas. In the late 1940`s, a Provisional Edition was produced, which updated the 1:10,560 mapping from a number of sources. The maps appear unfinished - with all military camps and other strategic sites removed. These maps were initially overprinted with the National Grid. In 1970, the first 1:10,000 maps were produced using the Transverse Mercator Projection. The revision process continued until recently, with new editions appearing every 10 years or so for urban areas.

Map Name(s) and Date(s)

Historical Map - Slice A

Order Details Order Number: 36859951_1_1 Customer Ref: 12919/MD National Grid Reference: 497770, 288690 Slice: A Site Area (Ha): 0.01 Search Buffer (m): 1000 Site Details Site at 497900, 288700

Tel: 0844 844 9952 Fax: 0844 844 9951 Web: www.envirocheck.co.uk

A Landmark Information Group Service v43.0 29-Nov-2011 Page 3 of 12 Northamptonshire Published 1927 Source map scale - 1:10,560 The historical maps shown were reproduced from maps predominantly held at the scale adopted for England, Wales and Scotland in the 1840`s. In 1854 the 1:2,500 scale was adopted for mapping urban areas; these maps were used to update the 1:10,560 maps. The published date given therefore is often some years later than the surveyed date. Before 1938, all OS maps were based on the Cassini Projection, with independent surveys of a single county or group of counties, giving rise to significant inaccuracies in outlying areas. In the late 1940`s, a Provisional Edition was produced, which updated the 1:10,560 mapping from a number of sources. The maps appear unfinished - with all military camps and other strategic sites removed. These maps were initially overprinted with the National Grid. In 1970, the first 1:10,000 maps were produced using the Transverse Mercator Projection. The revision process continued until recently, with new editions appearing every 10 years or so for urban areas.

Map Name(s) and Date(s)

Historical Map - Slice A

Order Details Order Number: 36859951_1_1 Customer Ref: 12919/MD National Grid Reference: 497770, 288690 Slice: A Site Area (Ha): 0.01 Search Buffer (m): 1000 Site Details Site at 497900, 288700

Tel: 0844 844 9952 Fax: 0844 844 9951 Web: www.envirocheck.co.uk

A Landmark Information Group Service v43.0 29-Nov-2011 Page 4 of 12 Northamptonshire Published 1951 - 1952 Source map scale - 1:10,560 The historical maps shown were reproduced from maps predominantly held at the scale adopted for England, Wales and Scotland in the 1840`s. In 1854 the 1:2,500 scale was adopted for mapping urban areas; these maps were used to update the 1:10,560 maps. The published date given therefore is often some years later than the surveyed date. Before 1938, all OS maps were based on the Cassini Projection, with independent surveys of a single county or group of counties, giving rise to significant inaccuracies in outlying areas. In the late 1940`s, a Provisional Edition was produced, which updated the 1:10,560 mapping from a number of sources. The maps appear unfinished - with all military camps and other strategic sites removed. These maps were initially overprinted with the National Grid. In 1970, the first 1:10,000 maps were produced using the Transverse Mercator Projection. The revision process continued until recently, with new editions appearing every 10 years or so for urban areas.

Map Name(s) and Date(s)

Historical Map - Slice A

Order Details Order Number: 36859951_1_1 Customer Ref: 12919/MD National Grid Reference: 497770, 288690 Slice: A Site Area (Ha): 0.01 Search Buffer (m): 1000 Site Details Site at 497900, 288700

Tel: 0844 844 9952 Fax: 0844 844 9951 Web: www.envirocheck.co.uk

A Landmark Information Group Service v43.0 29-Nov-2011 Page 5 of 12 Ordnance Survey Plan Published 1958 Source map scale - 1:10,000 The historical maps shown were reproduced from maps predominantly held at the scale adopted for England, Wales and Scotland in the 1840`s. In 1854 the 1:2,500 scale was adopted for mapping urban areas; these maps were used to update the 1:10,560 maps. The published date given therefore is often some years later than the surveyed date. Before 1938, all OS maps were based on the Cassini Projection, with independent surveys of a single county or group of counties, giving rise to significant inaccuracies in outlying areas. In the late 1940`s, a Provisional Edition was produced, which updated the 1:10,560 mapping from a number of sources. The maps appear unfinished - with all military camps and other strategic sites removed. These maps were initially overprinted with the National Grid. In 1970, the first 1:10,000 maps were produced using the Transverse Mercator Projection. The revision process continued until recently, with new editions appearing every 10 years or so for urban areas.

Map Name(s) and Date(s)

Historical Map - Slice A

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A Landmark Information Group Service v43.0 29-Nov-2011 Page 6 of 12 Ordnance Survey Plan Published 1972 Source map scale - 1:10,000 The historical maps shown were reproduced from maps predominantly held at the scale adopted for England, Wales and Scotland in the 1840`s. In 1854 the 1:2,500 scale was adopted for mapping urban areas; these maps were used to update the 1:10,560 maps. The published date given therefore is often some years later than the surveyed date. Before 1938, all OS maps were based on the Cassini Projection, with independent surveys of a single county or group of counties, giving rise to significant inaccuracies in outlying areas. In the late 1940`s, a Provisional Edition was produced, which updated the 1:10,560 mapping from a number of sources. The maps appear unfinished - with all military camps and other strategic sites removed. These maps were initially overprinted with the National Grid. In 1970, the first 1:10,000 maps were produced using the Transverse Mercator Projection. The revision process continued until recently, with new editions appearing every 10 years or so for urban areas.

Map Name(s) and Date(s)

Historical Map - Slice A

Order Details Order Number: 36859951_1_1 Customer Ref: 12919/MD National Grid Reference: 497770, 288690 Slice: A Site Area (Ha): 0.01 Search Buffer (m): 1000 Site Details Site at 497900, 288700

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A Landmark Information Group Service v43.0 29-Nov-2011 Page 7 of 12 10k Raster Mapping Published 1999 Source map scale - 1:10,000 The historical maps shown were produced from the Ordnance Survey`s 1:10,000 colour raster mapping. These maps are derived from Landplan which replaced the old 1:10,000 maps originally published in 1970. The data is highly detailed showing buildings, fences and field boundaries as well as all roads, tracks and paths. Road names are also included together with the relevant road number and classification. Boundary information depiction includes county, unitary authority, district, civil parish and constituency.

Map Name(s) and Date(s)

Historical Map - Slice A

Order Details Order Number: 36859951_1_1 Customer Ref: 12919/MD National Grid Reference: 497770, 288690 Slice: A Site Area (Ha): 0.01 Search Buffer (m): 1000 Site Details Site at 497900, 288700

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A Landmark Information Group Service v43.0 29-Nov-2011 Page 10 of 12 10k Raster Mapping Published 2006 Source map scale - 1:10,000 The historical maps shown were produced from the Ordnance Survey`s 1:10,000 colour raster mapping. These maps are derived from Landplan which replaced the old 1:10,000 maps originally published in 1970. The data is highly detailed showing buildings, fences and field boundaries as well as all roads, tracks and paths. Road names are also included together with the relevant road number and classification. Boundary information depiction includes county, unitary authority, district, civil parish and constituency.

Map Name(s) and Date(s)

Historical Map - Slice A

Order Details Order Number: 36859951_1_1 Customer Ref: 12919/MD National Grid Reference: 497770, 288690 Slice: A Site Area (Ha): 0.01 Search Buffer (m): 1000 Site Details Site at 497900, 288700

Tel: 0844 844 9952 Fax: 0844 844 9951 Web: www.envirocheck.co.uk

A Landmark Information Group Service v43.0 29-Nov-2011 Page 11 of 12 10k Raster Mapping Published 2011 Source map scale - 1:10,000 The historical maps shown were produced from the Ordnance Survey`s 1:10,000 colour raster mapping. These maps are derived from Landplan which replaced the old 1:10,000 maps originally published in 1970. The data is highly detailed showing buildings, fences and field boundaries as well as all roads, tracks and paths. Road names are also included together with the relevant road number and classification. Boundary information depiction includes county, unitary authority, district, civil parish and constituency.

Map Name(s) and Date(s)

Historical Map - Slice A

Order Details Order Number: 36859951_1_1 Customer Ref: 12919/MD National Grid Reference: 497770, 288690 Slice: A Site Area (Ha): 0.01 Search Buffer (m): 1000 Site Details Site at 497900, 288700

Tel: 0844 844 9952 Fax: 0844 844 9951 Web: www.envirocheck.co.uk

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