A HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 



son of Stephen de Segrave, and in 1 344 John dc Segrave 

 was apparently holding the manor in demesne.*- In 

 1493 Henry Vere who succeeded through the Greens 

 to the Drayton property*^ died seised of property in 

 Barton,^ which seems to have been sold, before his 

 daughters and co-heirs came of age. In 1557 Richard 

 Humphrey, the lord of Barton Hanred manor (q.v.), 

 died seised of the manor of Barton Seagrave*'' and 

 from this time the manors were held together. 



The Earls of Gloucester held a court-leet and view 

 of frankpledge for their tenants of Barton, the court 

 being held within the manor of Barton Seagrave. They 

 also had the rights of assizes of bread and ale, pillory, 

 tumbril, infangentliief and outfangcnthief, chattels 

 of felons and fugitives, waif and strays and the return 

 and execution of writs, summons and orders of the 

 king." 



The prior of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem 



Scale of Feet 



Plan of Barton Seagrave Church 



in England held a view of frankpledge for his tenants 

 of Barton Hanred, at Glapthorn." 



Two mills are mentioned in 1086, paying los. a 

 year."* One mill appears to have been granted to the 

 Abbey of Sulbv before 1227, but in that year Abbot 

 Walter granted it to Simon dc Hal in exchange for half 

 a virgate of land." Another mill was held in 1 285 

 of William de Hanred,'" by William, son of William 

 Cranford. 



The priory of St. John of Jerusalem held lands in 

 Barton, some of which probably liad been held by the 

 Knights Templars,'^ but a messuage and virgate of 

 land were granted them in 1 292 by William de Barton, 

 chaplain.''' In 1546, the lands of the Hospitallers 

 were granted to Giles and George Isham, and were 

 occupied by Richard Humphrey.'^ 



The Abbey of Suiby also held lands in Barton, which 



after the Dissolution of the Monasteries were granted 

 with the advowson (q.v.) to Edward Humphreys.'* 

 The church of ST. BOTOLPH is a 

 CHURCH building of considerable interest con- 

 sisting of chancel and nave with massive 

 axial tower built in the early part of the 12th century, 

 to which about 1270 a south aisle was added with a 

 chapel at its cast end, covering the tower. Other work 

 done before the close of the 13th century and later did 

 not affect the plan, which remained unaltered until 

 1878, when the south aisle and chapel were pulled 

 down and rebuilt on a larger scale, forming a new nave 

 and chancel. A modern north porch was at the same 

 time removed and the church completely restored.'" 



The original building is of rubble and some herring- 

 bone work remains. The heightened nave has a plain 

 parapet with low-pitched leaded roof, but the chancel 

 is covered with red tiles. The new work is faced with 

 ashlar and is under a separate tiled 

 roof. Internally, all the walls are 

 plastered. 



The north and west walls of the 

 nave, the bulk of the tower, and in 

 the main the walls of the chancel 

 are original 12th-century work, 

 though the chancel has been mucli 

 altered : a clearstory was added to 

 the nave c. 1 300 and the tower was 

 heightened in the middle of the 

 14th century. 

 12]^ Century The chancel measures internally 



c 1280"! 300 '9 ^'- 9 '"• ^y H ^'- ^ '"• ^"'^ ^^' 



I — IMoDFRN *" n^°'^'^i'n three-light east window. 



On the north side it retains a 12th 

 century round-headed window high 

 in the wall, with moulded outer 

 arch on shafts with volute capitals, 

 and in the south wall are two 

 13th-century lancets. Later in the 

 century a wall arcade was carried 

 round the chancel inside, below 

 the windows, and this remains along the north 

 and south walls. It consists of seven trefoiled arches 

 on each side, with moulded bases and capitals alter- 

 nately moulded and carved with upturned foliage. 

 The arcading, long hidden, was uncovered and restored 

 in 1878 and tiiat on the east wall reconstructed. There 

 is also a return arch on each side at the west end on 

 either side of the tower opening, that on the south 

 being pierced to form a squint. The trefoiled pis- 

 cina, set within the arcading, has a modern drain, and 

 at the west end of either wall are two rectangular low- 

 side openings with outer trefoiled heads." The 

 remains of a panelled tabic tomb, with shields retain- 

 ing traces of colour, are built into the north wall below 

 the arcading. 



The tower is the full width of the nave and has 

 flat angle buttresses north and south : it measures 



'* The faculty for altering; and restoring 

 the church is dated 9 October, 1S77. 

 The width of the aisle was increased by 

 about R ft., its present dimensions being 

 31 ft. 6 in. by 20 ft. 3 in. The new 

 chancel at its cast end is 22 ft. by 20 ft. 

 3 in. These measurements are internal. 



'• In each case the sill is 4 ft. 9 in. 

 above the floor and about (t ft. above the 

 ground outside : An. Anb. Soc. Rrportt^ 

 ixix, 383. 



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