West Farndon
A road at West Farndon
West Farndon Location within Northamptonshire
OS grid reference	SP528515
Civil parish	Woodford cum Membris
District	Daventry
Shire county	Northamptonshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Daventry
Postcode district	NN11
Dialling code	01327
Police	Northamptonshire
Fire	Northamptonshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Daventry
Website	Woodford cum Membris
List of places UK England Northamptonshire 52°09′32″N 1°13′42″W / 52.1589°N 1.2283°W / 52.1589; -1.2283

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.

Archaeology and history

Sherds 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

The Jurassic Way long distance footpath passes through West Farndon.

References

Sources

• 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.

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