ENN7430 - St. John's Car Park, 1989 (Trial trench)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 7566 6019 (39m by 88m) (4 map features)
Civil Parish NORTHAMPTON, West Northamptonshire (formerly Northampton District)

Technique(s)

Organisation

Northamptonshire Archaeology Unit

Date

Not recorded.

Description

UAD check 09.10.95 {1} Four trenches were excavated. Late Saxon and medieval remains were identified, with virtually no activity between the mid 14th and 18th/19th centuries.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1>XY Report: Shaw, M.. 1989. Archaeological Evaluation at St. John's Car Park, Northampton June - July 1989. Northamptonshire Archaeology Fieldwork Reports. [Mapped features: #41171 Trench D, ; #41172 Trench c, ; #41173 Trench B, ; #41174 Trench A, ]
  • <2> Journal: 1990. Medieval Archaeology (34). Medieval Archaeology. 34. Society for Medieval Arch. p. 204.
  • <3> Article: SHAW M.; STEADMAN S.. 1994. Life on A Medieval Backstreet: Archaeological Excavations at Swan Street, Northampton. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 25. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ARCHAEOL. p. 127-158.
  • <4> Journal: Pike A. (Editor). 1990. South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter (20). South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter. 20. C.B.A.. p. 40-41.
  • <5> SMR Report Form: Shaw, M. 1989. St John's Car Park/Swan Street, Northampton. June-July 1989.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (6)

  • Medieval activity, Swan Street (Monument)
  • Medieval and post-medieval back street settlement and horticulture, Swan Street (Monument)
  • Medieval Ditch (Monument)
  • Northampton (Monument)
  • Possible prehistoric site, St John's Car Park (Monument)
  • Tenement Group East of Swan Street & South of St John's Terrace (Monument)

Record last edited

Feb 6 2025 11:10AM

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