ENN104352 - Sand & Gravel Extraction (A1-M1 Link Road), 1989 (Trial trench)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 98829 77505 (220m by 272m) Approximate
Civil Parish WOODFORD, North Northamptonshire (formerly East Northants District)

Technique(s)

Organisation

Northamptonshire Archaeology Unit

Date

May 1989

Description

{2} Trial trench excavation was undertaken ahead of the proposed excavation of a borrow pit as part of the A1-M1 construction. Features dating to the late Iron Age were identified comprising mostly enclosure ditches and other boundaries.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Report: Soden I.; Dix B.. 1995. The M1-A1 Link Road in Northamptonshire: Archaeological Observation Along the A14, 1989-94. Northamptonshire Archaeology Fieldwork Reports. N.C.C.. (checked).
  • <2> Report: DIX B.. 1989. Proposed Borrow-Pit For M1-A1 Link Road, Woodford, Northants: Planning Application EN/89/204C. Northamptonshire Archaeology Unit. N.C.C.. (unchecked).
  • <3> Journal: Pike A. (Editor). 1990. South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter (20). South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter. 20. C.B.A.. p. 53-4.
  • <4> Article: Dix B.. 1992. Recent Work in Northamptonshire Archaeology. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 24. Northants Archaeology Soc. p. 125.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

  • Iron Age & Romano-British Settlement (Monument)
  • Possible Iron Age to Saxon Settlement, south-east of Woodford Grange (Monument)
  • Woodford Villa (Monument)

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Dec 13 2024 4:08PM

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