ENN104738 - Whittlebury Shovel Test Pits, 2001
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 69166 43967 (503m by 760m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WHITTLEBURY, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District) |
Technique(s)
Organisation
University of Leicester, Department of Archaeology
Date
Not recorded.
Description
{1} Part of a larger multi-disciplinary project. 18 shovel test pits sunk in and around Whittlebury in July and August 2001. The most likely focus of early, pre-conquest, settlement appeared to be close to the church. This seemed to lie within an oval enclosure which may represent a burh
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SNN102659 Report: Jones R.L.C.. 2001. Report on Shovel Test Pits In And Around Whittlebury Village: July-August 2001. Whittlewood Project. (checked).
- <2> SNN102413 Journal: CBA South Midlands Group (Group 9). 2002. South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter (32). South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter. 32. C.B.A.. p. 23.
- <3> SNN114164 Website: University of Leicester. 2003. Whittlewood Project: Medieval Settlements and Landscapes in the Whittlewood Area. https://www.le.ac.uk/elh/whittlewood/index.htm. https://www.le.ac.uk/elh/whittlewood/whittlebury.htm [Accessed 04/10/2022.
- <4> SNN114163 Article: Jones, RFJ. 2004. An Iron Age hillfort at Whittlebury, Northants. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 32. Northamptonshire Archaeological Society.
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- 6930/0/0 Possible Medieval Manuring Scatter (Find Spot)
- 6930/0/5 Possible Medieval/Post Medieval Ridge & Furrow Cultivation (Monument)
- 755/0/13 Possible Post Medieval Brick Boundary Wall (Monument)
- 755/0/14 Possible Post Medieval Cobbled Yard (Monument)
- 757 Probable Iron Age Hillfort & Saxon Burh at Whittlebury (Monument)
- 6930/0/4 Probable Medieval/Post Medieval Ridge & Furrow Cultivation (Monument)
- 755 Whittlebury (Monument)
- 755/2 Whittlebury Lodge (Monument)
- 755/2/2 Whittlebury Lodge Gardens (Monument)
Record last edited
Oct 24 2024 12:46PM
