Gawthorpe, near Harewood

Has been described as a Possible Fortified Manor House

There are cropmark/slight earthwork remains

NameGawthorpe, near Harewood
Alternative NamesGaukethorpe
Historic CountryYorkshire
Modern AuthorityLeeds
1974 AuthorityWest Yorkshire
Civil ParishHarewood

In 1480, William Gascoigne was granted licence to crenellate his manor of Gawthorpe (circa SE 313 441) which in due course became the administrative centre of Harewood township. This was demolished between 1770-76 and replaced by Harewood House (Faull and Moorhouse). The remains of Gawthorpe Hall and associated garden features are visible as parchmarks on air photographs. The features are centred at SE 3120 4439 and comprise a complex of many linear parchmarks on average 0.6m wide. (PastScape)

Gatehouse Comments

The site was excavated between 2010-2013 by students from the University of York under the supervision or Dr Jonathan Finch. Gatehouse The available online information is patchy, of a blog nature, and doesn't include checkable sources. Apparently, it does not mention the licence to crenellate of 1480. Dr Finch informs Not scheduled

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Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceSE312443
Latitude53.8947715759277
Longitude-1.52671003341675
Eastings431200
Northings444390
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Latitude 53° 53' 40.61" Longitude -1° 31' 35.71"

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Latitude 53° 53' 40.61" Longitude -1° 31' 35.7"

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Latitude 53° 53' 40.61" Longitude -1° 31' 35.7"

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Latitude 53° 53' 40.61" Longitude -1° 31' 35.7"

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Latitude 53° 53' 40.61" Longitude -1° 31' 35.7"

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Latitude 53° 53' 40.61" Longitude -1° 31' 35.7"

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Books

  • Emery, Anthony, 1996, Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales Vol. 1 Northern England (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press) p. 422
  • Faull, M.L. and Moorhouse, S.A., 1981, West Yorkshire Archaeological Survey to AD 1500 (West Yorkshire Metropolitan County Council) Vol. 2
  • Bogg, E., 1902, Round About Leeds and the Old Villages in Elmete
  • Whitaker, T.D., 1816, Loidis and Elmete (Leeds)

Journals

  • Altoft, David, 2012 March, 'Gawthorpe Manor: A Modern Estate in the Making (Part 1 of 2)' The Post Hole Vol. 21 online copy
  • Moorhouse, S., 1985, CBA Group 4 Yorkshire Archaeological Register p. 14
  • Beresford M. W., 1952-5, 'Lost Villages of Yorkshire' Yorkshire Archaeological Journal Vol. 38 p. 219, 237

Primary Sources

  • Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1901, Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward IV, Edward V, Richard III (1476-85) p. 203-4 online copy

Other

  • Hamilton, K. and Schmidt, A., 1999, Gawthorpe Hall: Geophysical Survey Report, GP99-05 (University of Bradford)