ENN104694 - Flood defence works at Delapre, 2006 (Excavation)

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Location

Grid reference	SP 7550 5909 (point)
Civil Parish	NORTHAMPTON
Unitary Authority	West Northamptonshire

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EXCAVATION

Organisation

Woodfield Services

Date

January 2006

Description

{2} A series of eight Roman pottery kilns, dated to the late 1st and early 2nd centuries, were found unexpectedly during the formation of a defensive bank on the western side of Delapre Park, near the entrance from London Road.

Sources/Archives (2)

<1> SNN106441 Draft: Woodfield, P.. 2009. The Delapre Kiln Field. (unchecked).
<2> SNN107494 Article: Woodfield, P.. 2010. The Delapre Roman Kiln Field, Northampton. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 36. Northants Archaeology Soc. (unchecked).

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8083/0/1 Early Roman kilns, Delapre (Monument)

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Aug 28 2026 3:03PM

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