ENN107951 - Ashton Road, Roade 2015 (Evaluation)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 760 513 (218m by 312m) Approximate
Civil Parish ROADE
Unitary Authority West Northamptonshire

Technique(s)

Organisation

MOLA Northampton (formerly Northamptonshire Archaeology)

Date

April-May 2015

Description

{1} MOLA Northampton was commissioned by Persimmon Homes Midland to carry out an archaeological trial trench evaluation on land at Ashton Road, Roade, Northamptonshire prior to the proposed development of the site. Seventeen trenches were excavated. A large ditch and a gully, both of unknown date were present beneath the car park to the east of Ashton Road. Truncated furrows of former ridge and furrow cultivation were present in the eastern and southern parts of the site. Undisturbed ground levels were present amongst the factory buildings.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Report: Chinnock C.. 2015. Trial trench evaluation on land at Ashton Road, Roade, Northamptonshire, April-May 2015. Museum of London Arch. (MOLA) Fieldwork Reports. 15/88. MOLA. checked.
  • <2> Journal: Horne, B (editor). 2016. South Midlands Archaeology (46). CBA GROUP 9 NEWSLETTER. 46. CBA. p. 45.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (4)

  • Late prehistoric/Romano-British activity (Monument)
  • Medieval/post-medieval ridge and furrow (Monument)
  • Medieval/post-medieval ridge and furrow and gully (Monument)
  • Open Field System, Roade (Monument)

Record last edited

Oct 14 2026 12:26PM

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