Commemorative plaque 78042

This blue commemorative plaque records: This 17th century cottage predates the house built to the side. Embedded in the boundary wall is a water trough with a date stone of 1689. Water flows continuously even now into the trough believed to be drained from a nearby farm land. The overflow originally continued down the hill to the River Nene feeder stream at the bottom. Recorded plaque organisation: Brixworth Heritage Trail.

This 17th century cottage and its water trough, dated 1689, serve as historical evidence of early modern rural water management systems in England. The continuous flow of water from a nearby farm land to the River Nene highlights the area's agricultural and hydrological significance over centuries.