Glassthorpe
Glassthorpe is a deserted hamlet and manor between Flore[1] and Upper Heyford in the Hundred of Nobottle of Daventry District, in Northamptonshire, England. Glassthorp Hill is set in Northampton Sand with an elevation of about 125 metres (410 ft).[1]
History[]
Glassthorpe was mentioned in the Domesday Book as Glassthorpehill, and had a recorded population of six people, paying 1.8 geld units in tax at the time.[2] The feudal lord in 1088 was . It is mentioned in the Nomina Villarum of 1316 and was still inhabited in 1371. In 1515 it was acquired by John Spencer of the prominent Spencer family of aristocrats of Althorp.[3][1] In 1547 "Classthorpe Pasture" was documented to have 200 sheep. By the early 18th century Glassthorpe had been "long depopulated", and only contained a single shepherd's house.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "'Flore', An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire, Volume 3: Archaeological sites in North-West Northamptonshire". British History Online. 1981. pp. 91–93. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ^ "Glassthorpe(hill)". Domesdaymap.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ^ Spencer 1998, p. 20.
- Bibliography
- Spencer, Charles (1 November 1998). Althorp: The Story of an English House. Viking. ISBN 978-0-670-88322-6.
Coordinates: 52°14′21″N 1°1′50″W / 52.23917°N 1.03056°W
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