West Farndon is a hamlet and deserted medieval village about 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) southwest of Hinton, Northamptonshire, in the civil parish of Woodford cum Membris.
| West Farndon | |
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 A road at West Farndon | |
.svg)  West Farndon Location within Northamptonshire | |
| OS grid reference | SP528515 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Daventry |
| Postcode district | NN11 |
| Dialling code | 01327 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Woodford cum Membris |
Archaeology and history
editSherds of second- and third-century Roman pottery have been found west of the present hamlet, indicating the site of a Roman settlement.[1]
The Domesday Book of 1086 records two small manors at West Farndon.[2] Surviving earthworks east and south of the present hamlet show the extent of the former village. In 1760 an inclosure act ended Hinton's open field system of farming, and by 1840 much of the former village was deserted. Much of the ridge and furrow pattern of the common fields is still visible.[1]
Amenities
editThe Jurassic Way long distance footpath passes through West Farndon.
References
edit- ^ a b RCHME 1981, pp. 201–204.
- ^ Adkins & Serjeantson 1902, pp. 324, 330.
Sources
edit- Adkins, W.R.D.; Serjeantson, R.M., eds. (1902). A History of the County of Northampton. Victoria County History. Vol. 1. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co.
- RCHME, ed. (1981). An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire. Vol. 3, Archaeological Sites in North-West Northamptonshire. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. pp. 201–204.201-204&rft.pub=Her Majesty's Stationery Office&rft.date=1981&rft_id=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/northants/vol3/pp201-204&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:West Farndon" class="Z3988">
External links
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- Map sources for West Farndon
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