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ENN5277 - Mileoak Villa, 1954 (Trial trench)

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Location

Grid reference	Centred SP 669 477 (100m by 100m) (2 map features)
Civil Parish	TOWCESTER, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District)

Technique(s)

TRIAL TRENCH

Organisation

Private

Date

Not recorded.

Description

{1} A villa noted in literature in the mid 19th century was relocated when the field was ploughed in 1954. Small test trenches determined the outer walls of the structure.

Sources/Archives (2)

<1> SNN47605 Article: Green C.; Draper J.. 1978. The Mileoak Roman Villa, Handley, Towcester, Northamptonshire: Report on the Excavations of 1955 and 1956. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 13. Northants Archaeology Soc.
<2> SNN111074 Photographic prints (B&W): Unknown. 1954. Mileoak Roman Villa test pits, 1954.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

734/1 Mileoak Roman Villa (Formerly known as Foscote Roman Villa) (Monument)
737/0/1 Possible Medieval Structure, east of Mileoak Villa (Monument)

Record last edited

Dec 19 2024 5:57PM

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