ENN111632 - Stanton Cross (Areas 17 & 19), 2024 (Trial trench)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 9157 6808 (435m by 555m) (26 map features)
Civil Parish WELLINGBOROUGH
Unitary Authority North Northamptonshire

Technique(s)

Organisation

MOLA Northampton (formerly Northamptonshire Archaeology)

Date

May 2024 (Area19);November-December 2024 (Area17)

Description

{1} In Area 19, trial trenching was undertaken immediately prior to mitigation. Eight trenches were excavated. No separate report was compiled. [trenches for Area 19 added to mapping] {2} In Areas 17a and 17b, a total of 15 trenches were excavated across the development area. Although the natural substrate was largely undisturbed and overlain with colluvial deposits, no archaeological remains other than a moder brick deposit were deposit.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1>XY Report: Simmonds, C. 2026. Updated Project Design and Post-Excavation Assessment for archaeological trial trenching and mitigation at Area 19, Stanton Cross SUE, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, May to December 2024. MOLA Northampton. 026/021. MOLA Northampton. [Mapped features: #43923 ; #43924 ; #43925 ; #43926 ; #43927 ; #43928 ; #43929 ; #43930 ]
  • <2>XY Report: Simmonds, C. 2024. Archaeological trial trench evaluation on Area 17, Stanton Cross, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, November to December 2024. MOLA Northampton. 024/141. MOLA Northampton. [Mapped features: #43931 ; #43932 ; #43933 ; #43934 ; #43935 Descoped Trench 4, ; #43936 ; #43937 ; #43938 ; #43939 ; #43940 ; #43941 ; #43942 ; #43943 Descoped trench 7, ; #43944 Descoped trench 5, ; #43945 Descoped trench 6, ; #43946 ; #43947 ; #43948 ]

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Record last edited

Sep 9 2026 12:58PM

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