ENN8206 - Faxton village, 1966 (Excavation)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 7852 7509 (66m by 72m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LAMPORT, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District) |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Private
Date
July-October 1966
Description
{2} First of three seasons of work directed by University of Leeds archaeologist Lawrence Butler. {3} The excavation of Croft 29 was undertaken during ten weeks between July and September 1966. An area measuring roughly 150ft east-west by 100ft was excavated; the majority of the house and its yards were stripped of topsoil by bulldozer while the boundary banks and the adjacent village street were sectioned by hand.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SNN26723 Article: Butler L.. 1967. Faxton. Current Archaeology. 2. Current Archaeology. 2/48-50 (checked).
- <2> SNN112227 Article: Gerrard, C. 2018. Lawrence Butler at Faxton (Northamptonshire) 1966-68. Medieval Settlement Research Group. 33. M.S.R.G..
- <3> SNN112494 Monograph: Butler, L, and Gerrard, C. 2020. Faxton: Excavations in a deserted Northamptonshire village 1966–68.
- <4> SNN43527 Notes: Webster L.E.; Cherry J.. 1967. Medieval Britain in 1966. Medieval Archaeology. 11. Society for Medieval Arch. p. 307-9.
- <5> SNN26725 Article: Brown A.E. (Ed.). 1967. Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1966/67 (Medieval). Bulletin of Northants Federation of Arch Societies. 2. p. 23-4.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (3)
Child/subsequent Site Events/Activities (1)
- ENN8207 Faxton village, 1967 (Excavation) (Ref: 7875011)
Record last edited
Dec 19 2024 6:52PM
