ENN105969 - Upton Park, 2011 (Trial trench)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 71666 59568 (1364m by 720m) Central
Civil Parish UPTON, West Northamptonshire (formerly Northampton District)

Technique(s)

Organisation

Northamptonshire Archaeology

Date

January-March 2011

Description

{1} Geophysical survey followed by trial trench evaluation of 32 ha of land at Upton, Northampton. A previously evaluated Bronze Age barrow was re-located by geophysical survey. Prehistoric features including pit alignments and ditched field divisions were dated by small assemblages of pottery to the Iron Age. Roman features, including a metalled trackway, have been dated to the 1st/2nd centuries AD.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Report: Mason P.. 2011. Archaeological Evaluation at Upton Park, Weedon Road, Northampton, January-March 2011. Northamptonshire Archaeology Fieldwork Reports. 11/072. N.C.C.. https://doi.org/10.5284/1104298.
  • <2> Chapter: Chapman P. (Editor). 2012. Archaeology in Northamptonshire, 2011. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 37. Northants Archaeology Soc. 37/209 (unchecked).
  • <3> Journal: Horne B. (Editor). 2012. South Midlands Archaeology (42). South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter. 42. C.B.A.. p.36 (unchecked).

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Related Monuments/Buildings (4)

  • Bronze Age Round Barrow (Monument)
  • Medieval/post-medieval drainage ditches, south of Upton (Monument)
  • Roman trackway, south of Upton (Monument)
  • Undated gully and pit (Monument)

Record last edited

Dec 6 2024 9:10AM

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