Glassthorpe is a deserted hamlet and manor between
Flore and
Upper Heyford in the
Hundred of Nobottle of
Daventry District
The Daventry District was from 1974 to 2021 a local government district in western Northamptonshire, England. The district was named after its main town of Daventry where the council was based.
The district was created on 1 April 1974, under the ...
, in
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire (; abbreviated Northants.) is a county in the East Midlands of England. In 2015, it had a population of 723,000. The county is administered by
two unitary authorities: North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. It is ...
, England. Glassthorp Hill is set in Northampton Sand with an elevation of about .
History
Glassthorpe was mentioned in the
Domesday Book
Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manusc ...
as Glassthorpehill, and had a recorded population of six people, paying 1.8 geld units in tax at the time.
The feudal lord in 1088 was
William of Keynes.
It is mentioned in the ''
Nomina Villarum
''Nomina Villarum'' was a survey carried out in 1316 and contains a list of all cities, boroughs and townships in England and the Lords of them. The document was compiled for King Edward II. The survey was a feudal aid, a payment which by traditi ...
'' of 1316 and was still inhabited in 1371. In 1515 it was acquired by
John Spencer of the prominent
Spencer family
The Spencer family is an aristocratic family in the United Kingdom. From the 16th century, its members have held numerous titles including the dukedom of Marlborough, the earldoms of Sunderland and Spencer, and the Churchill barony. Two prom ...
of aristocrats of
Althorp
Althorp (popularly pronounced ) is a Grade I listed stately home and estate in the civil parish of Althorp, in West Northamptonshire, England of about . By road it is about northwest of the county town of Northampton and about northwest of c ...
.
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.
References
;Bibliography
*
Hamlets in Northamptonshire
Manor houses in England
West Northamptonshire District
{{Northamptonshire-geo-stub