Canons Ashby (lost settlement)
Deserted village of Canons Ashby | |
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Lost Settlement | |
 The site of the lost settlement of Canons Ashby | |
.svg)  Deserted village of Canons Ashby Canons Ashby within Northamptonshire | |
| Coordinates: 52°9′10″N1°9′30″W / 北緯52.15278度、西経1.15833度 / 52.15278; -1.15833 | |
| Country | England |
| State | Northamptonshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| District | Daventry |
| Municipality | Canons Ashby |
| Map Ref: SP576507 | |
The lost village of Canons Ashby is located in ground to the north of Canons Ashby House in the Englishcounty of Northamptonshire. Today there is still a small village around the house but this is located away from the original settlement, since the original settlement is now just field occupied by a herd of cows. Ascebi is the name of the medieval village that is the lost settlement, Canons Ashby itself is currently not lost at all and people can easily find it on any map.[1]
History
The lost village of Canons Ashby is listed in the Domesday book of 1086 with a recorded population of 16. In 1105 an Augustinianpriory was founded here at the southern end of the village. The priory soon became the owner of most of the parish. In 1301, 18 residents had paid the Lay Subsidy, which was a tax based on the value of lands and possessions and was used to raise money for the Crown to facilitate such things as payment of military forces and building of ships. In 1316 the village has an entry in the Nomina Villarum,[2] which was a list made of all cities, boroughs and townships, and the lords of them, which was carried out for King Edward III. In 1343 there were 41 houses in the village. In 1377 the poll tax was paid by 82 people of the village. The prior of the nearby priory enclosed some land of the village depriving it of 100 acres (0.40 km2) and destroying three houses.[3] In 1492 the prior evicted another 24 people from their homes. By 1524 there were only 21 residents eligible for tax and by 1535 this number had dropped to nine. On the dissolution of the monasteries in 1537 the village and the priory came into the ownership of Sir Francis Bryon who in turn sold it to Sir John Cope a year later. This probably saw the demise of the village as Cope is recorded as having 2,000 sheep upon the parish. The Hearth Tax returns of 1674 show only five tax-payers in the parish.[4]
Remains today
遺跡に残る土塁は良好な状態を保っており、この失われた村の規模の大きさを物語っています。かつてのメインストリートは、現在もキャノンズ・アシュビー・ハウスの前を通る南北に走る小道沿いにありました。小道を東西に横切る窪地がいくつかあり、他の村の通りへの道筋を示しています。この窪地の東側には、かつての建物跡の土塁で囲まれたパドックやプラットフォームが連なっています。遺跡全体に同様の特徴が見られ、注意深く観察すれば、村の形態をほぼ把握することができます。長年にわたり、 13世紀と14世紀の中世の陶器の破片がいくつか発見されています。
参考文献
- ^ http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/northamptonshire1.html#canonsashby、35ページ。
- ^ノーサンプトンシャー北西部の考古学的遺跡目録（1981年）HMSO、22ページ、国勢調査情報。ISBN 0-11-700900-8
- ^ノーサンプトンシャー北西部の考古学遺跡目録、35ページ。
- ^ノーサンプトンシャー北西部の考古学的遺跡目録、炉税申告書。
