ENN7265 - Dodderidge Street/St Mary's Street, 1975 (Trial trench)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 7501 6050 (10m by 10m) Transfer
Civil Parish NORTHAMPTON
Unitary Authority West Northamptonshire

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Organisation

Northampton Development Corporation Archaeology Unit

Date

October 1975

Description

A trench 0.4m x 6m x 1.5m deep was cut by machine for soil testing. The Doddridge burial ground was located but it was overlying and cutting an ironstone wall which had a rubble and mortar core. Natural geology was not observed. The wall was aligned ENE/WSW; the trench was aligned NE/SW.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Index: Shaw M.; Williams J.. 1971-1981. Northampton Development Corporation SMR Record Cards. NDC. M167.
  • <2> Archive: Northampton Development Corporation Archaeology Unit. 1975. Trial trench on corner of Doddridge Street and St Mary's Street, 1975.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (4)

  • Doddridge Chapel burial ground (Monument)
  • Doddridge United Reformed Church (formerly Congregational Church) (Building)
  • Northampton (Monument)
  • Post Medieval Boundary Wall, Doddridge Street (Monument)

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Jun 2 2026 9:20AM

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