Find Spot record 3858 - Iron Age, Roman and medieval pottery, south of Brickhill Road

Belgic to medieval pottery found during 1966 mainly recovered from spoil heaps near the newly constructed Ruskin Avenue Junior School. This included Romano British grey sandy ware and Nene Valley ware, part of the shallow Samian cup and a body and rim fragment of decorated Romano-Saxon pottery. Some of the finds may be associated with Wilby Thorpe deserted medieval village.

{1} Fieldwalking found medieval pot sherds including St Neots ware, C13 shelly wares and post medieval orange sandy wares. A post medieval brass jetton (c.1570-1610) was also found. These finds are not associated with Wilby Thorpe. Information from G. Foard (5/1/1981)

{2} Jar rims in St Neots Ware; a wide range of 13th century shelly wares; Lyveden type wares; inturned bowl rims in cream coloured fine sandy ware; brass jetton c.1570-1610. Suggests the possibility that this might be the site of the 'lost' medieval village of Wilby Thorpe
HER note 03/09/2014: source gives two grid refs where this material was found - SP872675 and SP871680 so unsure which material is from which site
During 1966 a wide range of pottery dating from Belgic to medieval was recovered from spoil heaps near the newly constructed Ruskin Avenue Junior School at SP 872 675 in the parish of Wellingborough. As well as the usual Romano British grey sandy ware and Nene Valley ware, part of the shallow Samian cup and a body and rim fragment of decorated Romano-Saxon pottery were recovered. This latter piece is in the Westfield Museum. The medieval finds on the site are probably associated with 'Wilby Thorpe' DMV, see SP 86 NE 12)

{7} Kettering Museum have a large collection of pottery etc from this area which has yet to be sorted and classified.
The indicated site now falls under modern development.


{4} Draft of {2}

<1> FOARD G.R., 1981, ORAL REPORT TO SMR, (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN51007.

<2> Brown A.E. (Ed.), 1967, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1966/67 (Medieval), 2/28-29 (checked) (Article). SNN26725.

<2> Brown, A.E. (Ed.), 1967, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1966/67 (Roman), 2/20 (checked) (Article). SNN58197.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP86NE14 (unchecked) (Index). SNN443.

<4> Fox J.R., 1967, Ruskin Avenue, Wellingborough, watching brief (pottery notes), (checked) (Notes). SNN57391.

<5> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1975, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.168 site 12 (checked) (Series). SNN77379.

<6> Harper, R, 1965, Fieldwalking and Pipeline observation, Brickhill Road, Wellingborough (Note). SNN112520.

<7> Baird, J., 1970, Field investigators comments (Notes). SNN110341.

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