ENN10013 - Site of St Leonards Church, 1970 and 1972 (Excavation)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 879 834 (100m by 100m) Transfer
Civil Parish NEWTON AND LITTLE OAKLEY
Unitary Authority North Northamptonshire

Technique(s)

Organisation

David Hall

Date

November/December 1970 and July 1972

Description

{1} Excavation at the site of St Leonards Church. [Information from NRHE: Site of St Leonard's Church was found to overlie earlier settlement. Mr Hall suggests that copies of the site archives accompanied the finds from most of his investigations when they were passed into the custody of the respective county museums in 1988. The originals are still in his keeping. (Mr D Hall. E-mail 13. 9. 04.).] {6} Dummy chalice from a chaplain buried in St Leonard's church (then under a farm barn)

Sources/Archives (7)

  • --- Report: Dale Munn, Carmel Crawley, Frances Guilfoyle and Carol Pullen. 2026. Osteology Report for the Medieval Cemetery at Newton St Leonard's, Northamptonshire.
  • <1> Series: Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England. 1979. An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton. 2. HMSO. p. 112/8.
  • <2> Journal: Brown A.E. (Editor). 1971. Bulletin of the Northamptonshire Federation of Archaeological Societies. Bulletin of Northants Federation of Archaeol Socs. 5. University of Leicester. 5/30.
  • <3> Journal: Brown, A E (ed). 1972. Northamptonshire Archaeology. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 7. Northants Archaeology Soc. 7/44.
  • <4> Interim Note: HALL D.N.. 1973. CBA GROUP 9 NEWSLETTER. CBA GROUP 9 NEWSLETTER. 3. 3/20.
  • <5> Journal: Brown A.E. (Editor). 1973. Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1972. Bulletin of Northants Federation of Archaeol Socs. 8. University of Leicester. 8/6, 21.
  • <6> Archive: Hall D.N.. 1960-2000. David Halls Fieldwalking Archive.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

  • Great Newton (Monument)
  • Site of St Leonards Church, Great Newton (Monument)

Record last edited

Apr 15 2026 3:51PM

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