Harpham |
| Hob Uid: 79621 | |
Location :
East Riding of Yorkshire
Harpham
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| Grid Ref : TA0912061500 |
| Summary : The buried and earthwork remains of the medieval manor house of the St Quintin family together with an area of medieval settlement remains. The monument lies at the heart of Harpham village adjacent and to the west of St John's Church. Before the Norman Conquest the illage was in the hands of three landowners. The principal landholding was the manor of Burton Agnes which was held by Earl Morcar but which then passed to William the Conqueror after Morcar rebelled in 1071. In 1199 Harpham was separated from Burton Agnes and passed from the Stutvilles to the St Quintin family via marriage. Harpham then became the principal seat of a branch of the family until they moved to Scampston Hall some time in the 17th century. Adjacent to the parish church, is a large enclosure which is partly defined by a moat and a broad bank. This enclosure contained the medieval hall of the St Quintin's. To the north of the church there is a series of crofts and tofts with at least one levelled building platform. At the west end of the field to the west, north of Hall Garth Farm, there is a series of four of five smaller crofts, narrower and shorter than those north of the church. To the east of these stands a large depression over 25 metres across and 1.5 metres deep which is interpreted as the silted remains of a village pond. In the north western quarter of the manorial enclosure there are at least four building platforms. These are considered to be the locations of farm buildings attached to the manor house. Just to the east of this area the general ground level is higher. This is considered to be the location of the manorial hall and the core service buildings. To the north of this there is a broad level area 50 metres east-west and 20 metres wide. To the south of the churchyard there is a series of broad terraced areas which are interpreted as gardens attached to the manor house. Scheduled. |
More information : (TA 09126150) Hall (NR) (Site of) (1)
Earthworks near the church (St John of Beverley) mark the site of the
manor house, chief seat of the St Quintin family until the 17th
century.(2). The site of the manor and the shrunken village are
visible on APs (3) as hollow-ways, banks and platforms. A mound
encircled by a bank is visible at approximately TA 09056132. (2-3)
The manor house complex is bounded on the south and west by a wide
superficial ditch, which, although probably a drainage feature,
cannot legitimately be described as a moat. Other earthworks
associated with shrinkage are confined to croft boundaries and
demarcation features to rig and furrow. The mound at TA 09056134
is probably a mill or dovecote site. Published survey (25").
revised. (4)
Seignorial moated site, mutilated. Other earthworks indicate shrinkage. (5)
TA 091 615. Hall (site of). Scheduled No HU/192. (6)
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