Monument record MYO4179 - Knapton Village

Summary

Village of Knapton. The hamlet of the middle ages had open fields, evidence of which is preserved in the local names of Lowfield and Northfield. Enclosure, which took place mainly in the 18th and 19th centuries, created a landscape of defined, enclosed fields divided by hedgerows. Some of these field boundaries preserve the “s” shape formed by the medieval ploughing system in narrow strips. Fields today are mainly large and result from the amalgamation of the smaller fields of the enclosure period. The village itself has a simple plan with a single principal street (Main Street) and, on the east side, a “Back Lane”. It is likely that the village was originally laid out as a ‘single-sided’ village, with the main street lined by houses and the back lane by farm buildings, with easy access to the adjacent fields. Later expansion caused new building on the west side of Main Street, but no back lane was ever created here.

Location

Grid reference Centred SE 5613 5205 (387m by 520m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SE55SE
Civil Parish Rufforth and Knapton, City of York, North Yorkshire
Unitary Authority City of York, North Yorkshire

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Knapton VDS Steering Group, 2006, Knapton Village Design Statement (Unpublished document). SYO1725.

MAP Archaeological Practice, 2024, Land off Main St, Knapton (Unpublished document). SYO3129.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Unpublished document: Knapton VDS Steering Group. 2006. Knapton Village Design Statement.
  • --- Unpublished document: MAP Archaeological Practice. 2024. Land off Main St, Knapton.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Sep 27 2024 1:19PM

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