ENN108446 - Wellingborough East (Site 3), 2016 (Geophysics)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 9161 6775 (614m by 643m)
Civil Parish WELLINGBOROUGH
Unitary Authority North Northamptonshire

Technique(s)

Organisation

MOLA Northampton (formerly Northamptonshire Archaeology)

Date

September 2016

Description

{1} A 15ha area of land was surveyed. The survey detected extensive Iron Age and Roman occupation remains located either side of a Roman road. Most of the remains comprise settlement enclosures and field boundaries, but at least one stone building is also present. The survey also mapped traces of medieval to early post-medieval ridge and furrow cultivation.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1>XY Report: Walford, J. 2016. Archaeological geophysical survey of Area 3 of the Wellingborough East flood relief works Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire September 2016. Museum of London Arch. (MOLA) Fieldwork Reports. 16/157. MOLA Northampton. [Mapped feature: #25921 Area surveyed, ]
  • <2> Journal: Crank, N. (Editor). 2017. South Midlands Archaeology (47). South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter. 47. CBA. p. 41.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

  • Middle Iron Age to Roman Settlement, east of Roman road (Monument)
  • Middle Iron Age to Roman Settlement, west of Roman road (Monument)
  • Romano-British Road Route: Dungee Corner to Irchester (V.170) (Monument)

Record last edited

Sep 9 2026 2:21PM

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