ENN18370 - St John's Square, 1994-5 (Excavation)

Please read our .

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 573 626 (76m by 85m) Central
Civil Parish DAVENTRY, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District)

Technique(s)

Organisation

Northamptonshire Archaeology

Date

Not recorded.

Description

{1} Excavation of the area adjacent to St John's Square found that it was occupied in the 6th century AD and that after a period of abandonment was reoccupied in the 10th century. Occupation continued with changes of emphasis and layout until the present day although it waned from the 14th century

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Report: Soden I.. 1997. Saxon & Medieval Settlement Remains at St John's Square, Daventry, Northamptonshire 1994-5. Northamptonshire Archaeology. . Northants. County Council.
  • <2> Notes: Horne, B (editor). 1996. South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter (26). South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter. 26. p. 31-33.
  • <3> Article: Soden I. 1996-7. Saxon and Medieval Settlement Remains at St John's Square, Daventry, Northamptonshire July 1994-February 1995. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 27. p. 51-99.

Map

External Links (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (8)

  • Bottle Pit (Monument)
  • Daventry (Monument)
  • Late Saxon and medieval settlement remains, St John's Square (Monument)
  • Medieval enclosure (Monument)
  • Post-medieval rubbish pits, St John's Square (Monument)
  • Post-medieval/modern wall (Monument)
  • Probable early middle Saxon boundary and possible structures, with evidence of earlier Roman activity (Monument)
  • Unstratified Late Saxon, Medieval & Post Medieval Finds (Find Spot)

Record last edited

Dec 19 2024 4:09PM

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any questions or more information about this record? Please feel free to comment below with your name and email address. All comments are submitted to the website maintainers for moderation, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible. Comments, questions and answers that may be helpful to other users will be retained and displayed along with the name you supply. The email address you supply will never be displayed or shared.