ENN105574 - Central Woolgrowers, Watling Street, 2011 (Excavation)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 6881 4935 (124m by 68m)
Civil Parish TOWCESTER
Unitary Authority West Northamptonshire

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Northamptonshire Archaeology

Date

August 2011

Description

{1} Excavations investigated a small enclosure immediately beyond the former Roman Watling Street frontage to the north of the Roman town. The topographic levels indicated that the frontage had been lost to modern roadside landscaping. Site code: OGR 11

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Report: Brown, J.. 2012. Roman extramural settlement along the Watling Street, Towcester, Northamptonshire August 2011. Northamptonshire Archaeology Fieldwork Reports. 12/05. Northants Archaeology. (checked).
  • <2> Article: Chapman, E M, Hunter, F, Wilson, P, and Booth, P. 2013. Roman Britain in 2012: Sites Explored. Britannia. 44. Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies. p. 311-2.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

  • Early Romano-British roadside settlement, north of Towcester (Monument)
  • Lactodorum (Monument)

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Oct 14 2026 4:03PM

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