ENN108452 - Eastern SUE, Rushden 2016 (Geophysical Survey)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 9754 6704 (1772m by 3093m)
Civil Parish RUSHDEN
Unitary Authority North Northamptonshire

Technique(s)

Organisation

MOLA Northampton (formerly Northamptonshire Archaeology)

Date

Not recorded.

Description

{1} The survey covered c215ha of land and revealed six discrete areas of Iron Age to Roman rural settlements, a possible medieval or post-medieval enclosure and the possible site of a Second World War aircraft crash. Medieval ridge and furrow culitvation was also detected across the great majority of the survey area.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Journal: Crank, N. (Editor). 2018. South Midlands Archaeology (48). South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter. 48. C.B.A.. p. 67.
  • <2> Report: Walford, J. 2017. Archaeological geophysical survey of the proposed Rushden Eastern SUE development site, Northamptonshire, September 2016 to August 2017. Museum of London Arch. (MOLA) Fieldwork Reports. 17/39. MOLA Northampton.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (9)

  • Middle Iron Age to early Roman settlement, north-east of Eastfields Farm (Monument)
  • Probable Bronze Age activity, north-east of Knights Farm (Monument)
  • Site of middle Iron Age/Roman settlement, west of Newton Road (Monument)
  • Site of probable Iron Age settlement, east of High Hayden Farm (Monument)
  • Site of probable Iron Age settlement, north-west of High Hayden Farm (Monument)
  • Site of probable Iron Age/Roman settlement (Monument)
  • Site of probable Iron Age/Roman settlement, north-east of Knights Farm (Monument)
  • Site of probable Iron Age/Roman settlement, south-west of Rectory Farm (Monument)
  • WW2 aircraft crash site, south-east of High Hayden Farm (Monument)

Record last edited

Sep 9 2026 2:21PM

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