ENN5278 - Mileoak Villa, 1955-6 (Excavation)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 66974 47716 (73m by 60m) Central
Civil Parish TOWCESTER, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District)

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Ministry of Public Buildings and Works

Date

June 1955-May 1956

Description

[1} Located by trial trench the previous season. An excavation was arranged for the summer of 1955 before the villa was destroyed by ploughing. A further season's work was undertaken in 1956.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> 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. p. 28-66.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Mileoak Roman Villa (Formerly known as Foscote Roman Villa) (Monument)

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Dec 19 2024 5:58PM

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