Search for a place
Search for a place
In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Burnt Walls like this:
BURNT-WALLS, the supposed site of the ancient Benavenna, in Northamptonshire; under Borough hill, ½ a mile S of Daventry. It comprises about 6 acres; and has yielded fragments of ancient buildings and other relics.
Burnt Walls is now part of WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Burnt Walls itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Burnt Walls, in West Northamptonshire and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25252
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
Click here for more detailed advice on finding places within A Vision of Britain through Time, and maybe some references to other places called "Burnt Walls".
