Parliament battery in Hockliffe, bearing down on Wattling Street.

A couple of years ago my wife and I found an old over grown Lane with a church at the end of it. There were a few some small holdings and a manor house right at the very top of the lane on a slight hill. This place had so much history to it that we decided to research it. Sure enough it turned out to be a place of historical interest. In the Civil war, the manor had been occupied by Parliament troops and a gun battery had be put there on the hill looking down onto wattling street (A5). This emplacement would dominate the busy trade route and have a very commanding view over the area.