ENN8565 - Great Billing, Trial Trenching, 1972

Please read our guidance about the use of Northamptonshire Historic Environment Record data.

Location

Grid reference	Centred SP 805 646 (100m by 100m) Transfer
Civil Parish	NORTHAMPTON
Unitary Authority	West Northamptonshire

Technique(s)

TRIAL TRENCH

Organisation

Northampton Development Corporation Archaeology Unit

Date

Not recorded.

Description

{1} In summer 1972 trial trenches were cut in the area SP 8057 6456 in advance of construction works for Talavera Way. A small quantity of pottery was recovered but archaeological features were only noted in the area R97 where there was a cobbled surface.

Sources/Archives (1)

<1> SNN74123 Article: Williams J.H.. 1976. Excavations on a Roman Site at Overstone, Near Northampton. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGY. 11. Northants Archaeology Soc. p. 102.

Map

Find a placename, postcode or grid reference

Map layers

Base layers

Opacity

Info

Record list

Tools

External Links (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

2094 Iron Age & Romano-British Settlement (Monument)
2094/0/1 Romano-British Metalling (Monument)

Record last edited

Aug 25 2026 1:44PM

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any questions or more information about this record? Please feel free to comment below with your name and email address. All comments are submitted to the website maintainers for moderation, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible. Comments, questions and answers that may be helpful to other users will be retained and displayed along with the name you supply. The email address you supply will never be displayed or shared.