ENN108261 - Higham Ferrers Rising Main Replacement, 2015 (Observation)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 9492 6963 (953m by 340m)
Civil Parish HIGHAM FERRERS
Civil Parish IRTHLINGBOROUGH
Unitary Authority North Northamptonshire

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Organisation

OA Cambridge (Formerly Oxford Archaeology East)

Date

July-August 2015

Description

{1} OA East carried out a programme of archaeological investigation and recording along the Anglain Water Higham Ferrers TPS Rising Main Replacement Scheme, Northamptonshire. The pipeline was directionally drilled and a series of 10 drill pits excavated along the length of the pipeline. The investigation discovered evidence of early Roman quarrying and domestic waste on the western side of the Nene.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Report: Cox, N.. 2015. Higham Ferrers Rising Main Replacement. Oxford Archaeology Unit Fieldwork Reports. 1815. Oxford Archaeology.
  • <2> Journal: Horne, B (editor). 2016. South Midlands Archaeology (46). CBA GROUP 9 NEWSLETTER. 46. CBA. p. 46.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

  • Iron Age and Roman settlement, south of Tannery Cottages (Monument)
  • Undated gully (Monument)

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Oct 14 2026 12:24PM

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