ENN18617 - Alchester Road Excavations, 1967-78 (Watching brief)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 6907 4804 (263m by 372m) Central
Civil Parish TOWCESTER, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District)

Technique(s)

Organisation

Woodfield Services

Date

Not recorded.

Description

{1} From 1967 to 1978 a series of three separate rescue excavations and observations was conducted on an area of some 5.7ha south west of the defended area of Roman Towcester.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Article: Brown AE, Woodfield C. 1983. Excavations at Towcester, Northamptonshire: the Alchester Road Suburb. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 18. Northants Archaeology Soc. p. 43-140.
  • <2> Slides: Brown, A.E.. 1974-6. St Lawrence Road, Towcester (Alchester Road suburbs).

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Related Monuments/Buildings (10)

  • Alchester Road (Margery Route 160a) (Monument)
  • Alchester Road Suburb (Monument)
  • Finds possibly associated with a cemetery or temple (Monument)
  • Lactodorum (Monument)
  • Length of Alchester Road exposed, south-west of Towcester (Monument)
  • Possible 4th century cemetery (Monument)
  • Probable Romano-British Road Route to Fleet Marston, Alchester Road Suburb (Monument)
  • Roman coin hoard (Monument)
  • Roman features (Monument)
  • Site of a possible Roman temple (Monument)

Record last edited

Dec 19 2024 6:05PM

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