Earth House HARDINGSTONE

[Trees]

Marilyn thats brilliant yes taking a new look it does indeed look like east of horses and I think that does make sense remember the barges were horse drawn I know the pub kept by another ancestor on the Oxford canal had stables for the barge horses so was this a similar scenario  well done now all I need to ask the RO if they know where the barge horses were stabled in the area Great detection Marilyn
Hazel

[behindthefrogs]

The parish of Hardingstone used to go right up to the river Nene before St Mary's church was built in Far Cotton and a separate parish created in 1875.  Hardingstone remained the civil parish (for BMD and census purposes) until a civil parish of Far Cotton was created in 1895.
 
David

[Trees]

Thank you for that David it all adds another piece to the jig saw we are gradually building,
Hazel